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Comment: How healthcare is increasingly transitioning into our homes
View ArticleTransitioning healthcare to our homes
Medical Plastics News editor Laura Hughes explains how healthcare is transitioning into our homes.
View ArticleComplex challenges need straightforward solutions
Arjun Luthra, commercial director, BioInteractions, explains how high-performance multi-phase materials are a straightforward solution to enhancing biocompatible performance.
View ArticleQ and A: The role of single-use plastics during the pandemic
MPN editor Laura Hughes sat down with Alexander Silvestre, global director, healthcare at INEOS Styrolution Americas, to discuss the role of single-use plastics during the Covid-19 pandemic.
View ArticleThe perfect match: Finding the right supplier
Aaron Johnson, VP of marketing and customer strategy, Accumold, highlights the importance of a collaborative and healthy relationship with your chosen supplier.
View ArticleHP partners with BASF to launch polypropylene material
Together, multinational IT company, HP, and chemicals company, BASF, have developed a new HP 3D high reusability PolyPropylene (PP) that aims to strengthen production within the medical sector.
View Article3D printing firm provides essential PPE
3D printing firm, Essentium, is working with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Military Department, and other groups at a State level, to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
View ArticleTÜV SÜD Product Service designated as a notified body under IVDR
The designation of this organization means there are now four notified bodies under the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR).
View ArticleThe MedTech Conference will be an all-virtual experience for 2020
The virtual conference, which is powered by AdvaMed, will include a mixture of live and on demand content for all registrants.
View ArticleResearchers are 3D printing sensors directly on to expanding organs
The new technique which has been developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota allows the 3D printing of hydrogel-based sensors directly on to organs such as the lungs, that change shape or...
View ArticleFDA clears diagnostic device using flow and imaging cytometry
Avishay Bransky, CEO of PixCell Medical, discusses its new FDA-cleared platform.
View ArticleNew medical device aims to improve patient comfort during chemotherapy
Ramya Sriram, digital content manager at Kolabtree, a freelance platform for scientists, discusses the discovery of a medical device which aims to improve comfort for chemotherapy patients.
View ArticleThe journey to developing a coating effective against Covid-19
Prof. Angel Porgador and Dr. Mark Schvartzman explains how they are developing a coating effective against Covid-19.
View ArticleDo extractables and leachables affect combination product development?
Jennifer Riter, senior director, analytical services for West Pharmaceutical Services, explores the impact of extractables and leachables on combination product development.
View ArticleWhy manufacturers are turning towards automation
MPN editor Laura Hughes reached out to Scott Marsic, senior product manager at Epson Robots, to find out why manufacturers within the sector are increasingly turning towards automation.
View ArticleIoT: A SWOT analysis
Rohini Choudhary from Transparency Market Research conducts a SWOT analysis of the Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices within the healthcare sector.
View ArticleDesigning medical components: Three things you should know
Clint D. Badowski, product engineer at Caplugs, lists three topics to discuss in detail when quoting a new medical component.
View ArticlePlastic membrane offers potential as a treatment for AMD
Research published in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology suggests that a plastic membrane could be used as a treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
View ArticleNo more pain: Developing skin-friendly adhesives for healthcare professionals
Neal Carty, business director, North America, and senior director, global R&D, Avery Dennison Medical, describes the role of skin-friendly adhesive in a new type of N95 Filtering Facepiece...
View ArticleCould virtual reality help restore vision for stroke-induced blindness?
Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the promising method.
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