Materials
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Electronics | Materials | Neurological | Patient Monitoring
Thin, Flexible Polymers Record 'Conversations' Deeper in the Brain
Flexible polymer-based materials for use in microelectrode arrays also record activity with less injury risk.University of Southern California 04.12.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials | Surgical
Norman Noble Launches Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
3D printing of metal alloys allows manufacturing of devices, implants with internal features & custom surface structures.Norman Noble Inc. 04.10.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Materials | Molding
Deliberate Disposal: Single-Use & Disposables Technologies
Single-use or disposable devices can help reduce infections and save costs for healthcare facilities and manufacturers.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.03.18
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Materials
Paper-Folding Art Inspires Better Bandages
Kirigami-style slits in stretchy films for bandages, heat pads & wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces.Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office 03.28.18
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Diagnostics | Electronics | Materials | Patient Monitoring
'Tattoo Electrodes' from an Ink-Jet Printer for Long-Term Diagnostics
Conducting polymers are printed on commercial temporary tattoo paper, producing single or multiple electrode arrangements.TU Graz 03.27.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Materials
Scapa Healthcare Acquires BioMed Laboratories
The acquisition broadens Scapa’s offerings beyond adhesive-based solutions to now include complementary skin care offerings.GlobeNewswire 03.26.18
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Materials
Hydrogel Helps Heal Without Additives
Rice lab surprised to find its drug-delivery system can help even without drugs.Rice University 03.16.18
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Materials
Practical Matters: A Look at Medical Device Materials
Changing healthcare regulations and hospitals’ war on germs are driving innovation in medical device materials.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 03.15.18
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Materials
Material World: Is Titanium the New PEEK?
The fanny pack is back. Give that a minute to sink in. According to Harper’s Bazaar, that’s one of 12 trends we all need to know about for 2018. I don’t spend much time thumbing through fashion tomes, but the occasional doctor&rs…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 03.14.18
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Electronics | Materials | Patient Monitoring
Easy Printing of Biosensors Made of Graphene
The carbon material is electrically conductive, biocompatible and, if in ink form, can be printed on surfaces.Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 03.02.18
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Materials | Patient Monitoring
'Nanomushroom' Biosensors Count Dividing Cells & Detect Biomolecules
Nanoplasmonic material is able to accommodate a large number of cells on a single substrate and monitor cell proliferation.Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University 02.26.18
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Electronics | Materials
Smart Contact Lens Monitors Glucose in Tears
The lens uses electrodes comprised of highly stretchable and transparent materials.Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology 02.22.18
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Materials
TPI, RMP Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement
RMP manufactures fabricated forms of UHMWPE used in long-term human implantable applications.Total Plastics Life Sciences 02.21.18
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Materials
Piper Plastics Develops Next-Generation Injection Moldable Metal Replacement Technology
KyronMAX structural thermoplastic materials outperform the mechanical strength of long fiber thermoplastic compounds.Piper Plastics Inc. 02.13.18
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Materials
Repetition Is Key to Self-Healing, Flexible Medical Devices
Synthetic proteins made from repeated protein sequences could power implantable medical devices.Penn State 02.12.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Materials
UFP Technologies Acquires Dielectrics
Purchase broadens the scope of UFP’s capabilities into complimentary areas.Globe Newswire 02.12.18
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Materials
Elastic Skin-Like Liquid Bandage Wins FDA Nod
Aleo BME’s biopolymer ElaSkin can protect and treat of a broad set of skin conditions and injuries.Penn State Materials Research Institute 02.01.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
3D Printed Shape-Shifting Smart Gel Could Support Organs & Allow Targeted Drug Delivery
3D printing becomes 4D as objects morph over time and temperatures change.Rutgers University 01.31.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
3D Printing Improves Cell Adhesion & Strength of PDMS Polymer
PDMS is used to make lab-on-a-chips & organ-on-a-chips, 2- and 3-dimensional cell culture platforms, and biological machines.Penn State 01.23.18
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Materials
Students Developing Dissolving Lenses to Treat Glaucoma
Absorption rate of dissolving lenses can be 30 percent higher; medicine would be less concentrated, therefore, less harmful.Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) 01.09.18
