Materials
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2024.02.26
The Use of Parylene-Coated Mandrels in the Balloon Catheter Manufacturing Process
These minimally invasive procedures have vastly improved quality of life, increased patient safety, decreased recovery times, and lowered treatment costs for patients around the globe.
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2023.12.27
HCR Versatility Helps Manufacturers Shape Medical Devices
Typically used to fabricate various components, such as tubing, balloons, sheeting, and molded parts, HCRs consist of a high molecular weight siloxane polymer combined with silica to produce a silicone that has a claylike consistency in its uncured form.
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2023.08.25
Heart of Plastic, It’s (Not) Fantastic
This week in Pedersen’s POV, our senior editor takes a closer look at a study of microplastics found in heart tissue after surgery.
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2023.08.18
New Polymer Delivers Added Protection to Small Medical Device Housings
Styrenics supplier Ineos Styrolution has introduced a new medical-grade material designed specifically for small medical housings and casings. The medical-grade material features chemical and UV resistance as well as impact strength.
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2023.07.28
How Can We Make Healthcare Plastics More Recyclable?
HPRC’s new packaging design guidelines shed light on preferred materials for improving recyclability.
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2023.06.28
Bioplastics in Medical Device Packaging: Yea or Nay?
Developing products that are sustainable is of utmost importance to many medical device companies. When it comes to packaging, companies as large as Medtronic are doing their part.
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2023.05.09
How can antimicrobials prevent healthcare-associated infections?
In the past century, modern medicine has broken countless barriers towards a safer, more effective healthcare protocol.
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2023.04.07
These ear tubes with liquid infused materials may improve ear infection treatment outcomes
A research collaboration in Boston may have uncovered a design overhaul to improve outcomes for ear tubes known as tympanostomy tubes.
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2023.03.20
High-Performance Crosslinkable Thermoplastic Elastomers for Medical Applications
This article presents an overview of these TPE families and markets and where they are used. It reviews the advantages of the irradiation crosslinking process and the improvements imparted to plastics and elastomers, particularly to the COPA family of thermoplastic.
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2023.03.15
Bacteria-Based Bioink 3D Prints Bone-Like Composites
Researchers have created a new bacteria-based bioink that can print composite materials that have a similar strength and texture to bone, paving the way for innovations in biomedical and marine applications, they said.
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