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New Nanomaterial Makes Plastic Stiffer, Lighter, And Stronger

August 19, 2008 – 12:57 pm

A researcher at Michigan State University in the United States and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter, and stronger, reports ScienceDaily. Potential applications include more-durable medical equipment along with fuel-efficient airplanes.
The material - xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets – will be instrumental in the development of new and expanded applications in [...]

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How Bioresorbable Interference Screws Entered My Life

August 17, 2008 – 6:35 pm

When you’re the editor of a medical device manufacturing publication, you don’t really want to sample the products that are typically covered in the pages of your magazine. No offense, but I prefer to engage with catheters, say, on an intellectual level rather than in situ. Of course, stuff–for want of a more-descriptive word–happens. That is how I came to take an especially keen interest in an article on bioresorbable interference screws that I was proofreading: some of those screws are planted inside my left knee.

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New Algorithm Promises to Reduce Radiation Therapy Time and Dosage

August 15, 2008 – 9:15 am

Companies interested in this novel improvement that optimises radiation therapy time are invited to contact the University of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing.
Radiation therapy is an integral part of many types of cancer treatment and more than one million patients are reportedly treated each year in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of all cancer patients [...]

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Now You See Me…

August 14, 2008 – 5:18 pm

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have discovered how to bend light backward by creating a novel fishnet-shaped nanomaterial. Though it sounds far fetched, the material might provide the basis for cloaking devices that render objects invisible to the eye. Potential medical applications of the technology include ultrahigh-resolution imaging systems that could peer within human cells to the molecular or possibly even atomic level.

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Parylene Coating Company Announces German Tour

August 13, 2008 – 3:03 am

Parylene coatings are well-suited for use on biomedical instrumentation because the polymer provides a nonreactive, inert, pinhole-free barrier. Its strength and purity allows for functional utilization with implantable devices such as cochlear implants. Specialty Coating Systems (SCS), a provider of parylene coating solutions for advanced technologies, will host a one-day seminar in October at three locations in Germany to introduce parylene conformal coatings as a surface modification solution for numerous material, component, and device challenges.

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Growing Role of Nanotechnology in Medical Devices

August 11, 2008 – 3:27 pm

The global medical market for nanotechnology applications, which accounted for approximately US$1.7 billion in 2007, is expected to attain an annual growth rate between 14.9% and 19.9% in the coming years, with more and more of the technology being applied to medical devices. Also on the nanotech front, this year’s NanoEurope event will feature a conference session on the integration of biosensors into medical textiles.

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Looking to the Future

August 8, 2008 – 4:46 pm

Researchers at the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL, USA) and Northwestern University (Evanston, IL, USA) have made strides in developing a digital camera with capabilities similar to the human eye. By creating a curved, electronic light-detecting surface, the researchers were able to mimic the contour of the retina. Developing such a shape had proven difficult in the past because of the tendency of microelectronic components to fracture upon bending. The researchers solved that problem by using a flexible mesh of silicon light detectors.

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Inhaler Drug-Delivery Market to Expand, and Future Inhalers Will Be Credit Card Sized

August 8, 2008 – 5:54 am

A greater range of drugs: Advances in particle technology and the art of particle flow dynamics are expanding the number of drugs that could be used in inhaled drug delivery. In addition, the ability to create stable dry particle forms of protein and peptide drugs increases their attractiveness for dry powder inhalation; shipment as liquids [...]

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Abiomed Gives Ireland a Piece of Its Heart

August 7, 2008 – 5:18 pm

Prescient, moi? OK, that’s conceited, but hey, I got your attention! And the boast is not entirely without merit. You be the judge.

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US Company Announces Combination Product Award

August 7, 2008 – 8:58 am

ISSAC Medical, which is the parent of contract manufacturer Innovative Surgical Products (Tustin, CA, USA) and Specialty Silicone Fabricators (Paso Robles, CA, USA), has announced that it will award US$10,000 to an individual or a group that best demonstrates innovation in the field of combination products. “There is good work being done in the realm of combination-product research and we want to encourage innovation in that area,” says Mark Paulsen, director of new business development at ISSAC Medical and former director of NuSil (Carpinteria, CA, USA).

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New Nanomaterial Makes Plastic Stiffer, Lighter, And Stronger

How Bioresorbable Interference Screws Entered My Life

New Algorithm Promises to Reduce Radiation Therapy Time and Dosage

Now You See Me…

Parylene Coating Company Announces German Tour

Growing Role of Nanotechnology in Medical Devices

Looking to the Future

Inhaler Drug-Delivery Market to Expand, and Future Inhalers Will Be Credit Card Sized

Abiomed Gives Ireland a Piece of Its Heart

US Company Announces Combination Product Award

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