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New Material Solves Pressure Problem for Wearables
A team of researchers has synthesized a new material that solves one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of...
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Contact Lenses Treat Dry Eye Syndrome
A contact lens prototype has been specifically designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye (CLIDE). The lens alleviates this condition by facilitating tear flow in response to normal eye...
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Stretchable, Wearable Patch for Cardiac Ultrasound
A wearable cardiac ultrasound imager can noninvasively capture real-time images of the human heart for an extended period of time. The patch, which is about the size of a postage stamp,...
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How to Maximize the Benefits of Medical Device Onshoring
Medical device manufacturers continue to confront supply chain continuity challenges, rising logistics costs, labor shortages, and overall production constraints. Successful...
White Papers Medical
Get the Inside Story on Package Testing
Creating an appropriate testing plan for package performance testing compliant with international regulations is of utmost importance for safely shipping and transporting medical devices. To find out...
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Remote-Controlled, Muscle-Driven, Battery-Free Robots
A team studied remote-controlled biohybrid robots using mouse-cell-based optogenetic muscle actuators and wireless optoelectronics. The aim was to bring together optoelectronics,...
INSIDER Medical
Nano Drug-Delivery Breakthrough Targets Specific Cells
Thanks to a recent breakthrough, a single injection of a drug can target a specific cell type, tissue, or organ to more efficiently treat disease without undesirable side effects....
INSIDER Medical
Pen Injector Platform Designed to Lower Pharma Costs
A disposable pen injector has been designed to facilitate faster, more efficient, and cost-effective market entry. Ideally suited for high-volume manufacturing, from the pen injector...
INSIDER Materials
Polymer-Based Prefillable Syringes Drive Down Costs
Cutting-edge prefillable syringe system products provide new solutions to customers in the healthcare and pharmaceutical market. Sharps Technology is advancing its product strategy with...
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How to Design and Specify a Multi-axis Automation Solution for Your Application
TLinear multi-axis systems offer controlled movement, achieving unparalleled accuracy, high cycle speeds and load capabilities in equipment and manufacturing...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Robotic Wearable Restores Arm Function for People with ALS
Some 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that damages cells in...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Custom, 3D-Printed Robotic Hearts
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
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Expediting Search and Rescue After Earthquakes
NASA-designed technology helps detect people trapped under several feet of rubble after earthquakes.
INSIDER Medical
DNA Biosensor Could Unlock Powerful, Low-Cost Clinical Diagnostics
A new biosensor chip that boasts an accurate and inexpensive design may increase accessibility to high-quality diagnostics. The biosensor identifies biomarkers by...
INSIDER Wearables
Microneedle Bandage Stops Blood Loss from Wounds
A novel microneedle patch can immediately stop bleeding after injury, including secondary, uncontrolled bleeding from a traumatic injury. The hemostatic microneedle technology can be...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensor Detects Early Alzheimer's Disease
A new biosensor can be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases. The sensor works by detecting a particular type of small protein, in this case a cytokine known as Tumour...
White Papers Medical
A SMARC Approach to Medical Device Life Extension
A SMARC Approach to medical life device extension Body: Extending the life of a medical device is the ideal choice for most medical manufacturers. Changes can be costly and challenging to...
Special Reports Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - March 2023
The first 3D-printed nano-alloy...plasma treatment increases plastic part value 10x...light-powered catalysts aid drug manufacturing...how to build better "soft" robots. Those are just a few...
Features Medical
Edge Connectivity Empowers Patients, Healthcare Providers to Make Smarter Health Decisions
Engineers are imagining ways for patients to get all their vitals without going to the doctor.
Features Medical
Consider Phase Zero: The Importance of DFX to Meet Deadlines, Deliverables
If the race to meet short-term milestones is run blindly, it can forever hamstring a medical device timeline.
Technology Leaders Materials
High-Performance Crosslinkable Thermoplastic Elastomers for Medical Applications
A family of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) crosslinked by irradiation improve thermomechanical properties and chemical resistance at elevated temperatures.
R&D Wearables
MicroLED Patch for Melanogenesis
A surface-lighting microLED patch has been developed that inhibits UV-induced melanogenesis. The research team fabricated the skin-attachable surface-lighting microLED (SμLED, 4 × 4 cm2)...
R&D Medical
Sensor Detects Heavy Metals in Sweat
Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled. The sensor is simple in terms of the materials used to make it and the...
R&D Medical
Glucose Meter Monitors SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
A simple and accurate glucose-meter-based test incorporates a novel fusion protein could someday be used to monitor SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels. Glucose meters are readily available and easy to...
R&D Medical
Temporary Tattoos Measure Blood Pressure
Made of graphene, a cuffless device is worn on the underside of the wrist and can measure blood pressure with comparable accuracy to a standard blood pressure cuff. While the technology is still...
R&D Medical
Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer
Researchers have developed a breakthrough handheld biosensor that enables quick and accurate detection of oral cancer. The biosensor consists of a sensor strip similar to a glucose...
R&D Medical
Stretchable Probe Measures Brain Chemicals
A new string-like implant can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.
Briefs Wearables
Medical App Development: Top 3 mHealth Solutions
Medical mobile applications have gained popularity during the pandemic. This article presents some guidelines for medical app development.
Briefs Medical
Wearable Skin Patch Monitors Hemoglobin in Deep Tissues
A team of engineers has developed an electronic patch that can monitor biomolecules, including hemoglobin, in deep tissues.
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