Great minds from Medtech gather at Medtec China; discover Opportunities in the rapidly evolving medical device market
“MDiT Forum and Regulation Summit 2020” is also going to return, continuing to focus on "regulations, quality and technology," joining hands with medical device industry authorities and experts, to bring a unique industry education opportunity.
3D Printing Microstructures for New Drug Delivery Systems with SPHRINT
In the recently published, ‘SPHRINT – Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts,’ authors Tal Shpigel, Almog Uziel, and Dan Y. Lewitus explore better ways to offer sustained release pharmaceuticals via 3D printed structures.
The Benefits of Tungsten Cable
Because of such unique mechanical properties, tungsten has become an integral component in the manufacturing of many of today’s cutting-edge medical devices, including surgical robots.
Research Zeroing in on Electronic Nose for Diagnosing Disease
Research at Oregon State University has pushed science closer to developing an electronic nose for monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats and diagnosing diseases by measuring gases in a patient’s breath.
Machine Keeps Human Livers Alive for One Week Outside of the Body
Breakthrough may increase the number of available organs for transplantation.
Developing Raw Technology
How can engineers developing medical devices explore novel technology?
Liquid Biopsy Test Detects More than 50 Cancer Types
Grail had a huge win in the liquid biopsy space this week. The Menlo Park, CA-based company said results of its Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas study show its technology can detect 50 cancer types across all stages with a very low false-positive rate .
Re-engineering Medical Devices to Stay Competitive
The redesign of a wound closure device enabled a medical device company to achieve the same function at a lower price and to maintain its edge in a competitive marketplace.
Wearable Gas Sensor Enhances Sensitivity
A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers at Penn State and Northeastern University.
Graphite-embedded plastic kills 99.99% of bacteria on contact
Plastic surfaces embedded with graphite nanoplatelets reportedly can prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), killing 99.99% of bacteria that try to attach, according to research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
