Sustainable textile coatings for medical applications
In recent years, Covestro has developed new polyurethane raw materials for state-of-the-art wound care under the trade name of Baymedix®.
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Unique concept for modern wound dressings
Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, is presenting its innovative Baymedix® polyurethane (PU) technology for modern wound dressings. Foams, adhesives and films manufactured from these materials as well as specialty films from the Platilon® product portfolio enable optimal moisture management in wound dressings, which is essential for improving the quality of patient care.

How To Design Winning Devices With Front-End Research
A panel of product design experts discuss the importance of front-end research and the reality that what people say they do often differs from how they really behave.
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How A New AI Diabetes System Outperformed Top Docs
Aspire Ventures pitted its adaptive artificial intelligence platform, A2I, against some of Europe’s best diabetes specialists in an observational trial and the A2I won.
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The New Gold Standard for Medical Device Performance
Medical device developers should focus on these five outcomes to compete in today’s market.
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510(k) Tips for Antimicrobial-Treated Devices
Manufacturers should familiarize themselves with seven important FDA requirements for 510(k) submissions for these products.
Biomarker Can Detect Concussions a Week Later
Concussion symptoms aren’t always immediate, but study results have shown a particular biomarker can be found in a patient’s blood for as long as a week.
Medical Technologies That Will Be Huge in 2017(Ⅰ)
We asked industry experts to weigh in on what medical technologies will be big in 2017.
Medical Technologies That Will Be Huge in 2017(Ⅱ)
Big Data has been big news for years now, but increasingly it’s taking a back seat to its more sophisticated sidekick: smart analytics.
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New blow molding technology gives makers of medical bags and bottles access to economic and performance advantages of TPEs
FGH Systems and Teknor Apex have developed material, equipment, tooling and mold technologies for high-volume extrusion blow molding of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), making possible a more efficient and lower-cost alternative to latex and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR).