Materials

Materials | Surgical

A New Generation of Artificial Retinas Based on 2D Materials

Few-layer graphene and molybdenum disulfide were used to successfully fabricate an artificial retina.

American Chemical Society 08.20.18

Materials | Packaging & Sterilization

Bacteria-Fighting Polymers Created with Light

Synthetic reproductions of antimicrobial peptides can be used for disease treatment, food, and cosmetics.

University of Warwick 08.14.18

Materials | Surgical

Biocompatible, Bioresorbable Polymeric Material Could Repair Damaged Organs and Tissue

The polymer matrix is implanted into damaged liver tissue, bones, or vessels, saturated with the cells of these organs.

Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University 08.07.18

Materials

View from the Top

A Q&A with Polyzen’s Tilak Shah on his almost 50-year career in materials and medtech.

Bill Ellerkamp, Contributing Writer 07.26.18

Diagnostics | Materials | Patient Monitoring

Nanotube Biosensors for Implantable Sensing

The biosensors were made using synthetic biology, which improves their sensing capabilities in complex biofluids.

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 07.24.18

Materials

High-Tech Dentures: Fighting Bacteria with Nanotechnology

Nanostructured surface to accelerate wound healing after implantation and better protect against the attack of bacteria.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 07.16.18

Diagnostics | Materials | Neurological

Nanoparticles Could Help to Detect Alzheimer’s Through MRI

Could pave the way for new studies to develop methods of early and non-invasive diagnosis of this neurodegenerative disease.

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 07.12.18

Diagnostics | Electronics | Materials | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Metamaterial Technologies Acquires Mediwise

Mediwise is a medical research and development company that develops wireless devices in medical diagnostics and monitoring.

PR Newswire 07.11.18

Diagnostics | Materials

Fluorescent Patch Boosts Brightness in Diagnostic Tests

Metal nanostructures increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in these diagnostic tests.

Videos Washington University in St. Louis

Diagnostics | Electronics | Materials

German Scientists Print Potential Diagnostic Sensors on Gummi Candy

Printing microelectrode arrays on gelatin and other soft materials could pave the way for new medical diagnostics tools.

Technical University of Munich 06.21.18

Diagnostics | Materials | Patient Monitoring

Diabetes Management and the Role of Adhesives

Diabetes management has come a long way over the past few decades. The disease that used to require patients to visit their doctor’s office on a weekly basis for glucose readings can now be continuously monitored on-the-go in the office or at h…

Del R. Lawson, Ph.D., R&D manager, Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division, 3M 06.04.18

Machining & Laser Processing | Materials | Molding

Cadence Completes Major Expansion for New PEEK Machining and Molding Capabilities

The use of PEEK components continues to rise in implantable medical devices.

Cadence Inc. 05.30.18

3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials

Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Human Corneas

With a simple low-cost 3D bioprinter, bio-ink was successfully extruded in concentric circles to form the human cornea shape.

Newcastle University 05.30.18

Cardiovascular | Materials

MIT Engineers Design Color-Changing Compression Bandage

Bandage is threaded with photonic fibers that change color to signal pressure level.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 05.30.18

Cardiovascular | Materials | Surgical

Origami Inspires New Biomaterial for Tissue Regeneration

Could someday be used to repair, replace or regenerate skin, bone, cartilage, heart valves, heart muscle, and blood vessels.

University of Massachusetts Lowell 05.25.18

Materials

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Cardiovascular | Materials