Archive for the ‘Coating’ Category
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
DSM Biomedical (Heerlen, Netherlands) and EPflex (Dettingen an der Erms, Germany) have announced that they will collaborate on a new set of guidewires with ComfortCoat hydrophilic coating, a proprietary DSM technology. EPflex, a manufacturer of metallic single use products for minimally invasive surgery, will manufacture the guidewires and DSM, a ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
From the wire: MIT engineers have developed a nanoscale biological coating that can halt bleeding nearly instantaneously, an advance that could dramatically improve survival rates for soldiers injured in battle.
The researchers, led by Paula Hammond and funded by MIT’s Institute of Soldier Nanotechnologies and Denmark-based Ferrosan Medical Devices a/s, created ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
A study by University of Gothenburg researchers details how the body's innate immune system can be tricked to accept implants with nanosized metal particles. The study demonstrates a method of producing nanostructures on gold surfaces. The researchers created gold particles in the size of 10-18 nm in diameter and bound ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Researchers at Toyobo Co. (Osaka, Japan) have developed an antithrombogenic coating that could suppress systemic inflammatory response (SIR) syndrome. By using biologically active agents instead of heparin, the scientists were able to dramatically improve the materials’ inhibition of SIR.
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
As medical devices and components become smaller and more complex, they present unique challenges for many conformal coatings. Poly(para-xylylene), better known as Parylene, is an ultrathin, inert, transparent coating that meets these challenges by providing dielectric and barrier properties, extreme chemical inertness and freedom from ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
A research team at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) has developed multifunctional surface coatings that enable bone tissue to form in areas were it did not originally exist, according to a university press release. The research is described in a dissertation by Sonya Piskounova.
The coatings consist of a layer of hydroxyapatite, ...
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
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Ionbond announced the successful ISO 13485 certification of its service centre in Olten, Switzerland. It is the fourth Ionbond centre globally to be awarded the certification.
“ISO 13485 defines ...
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
CamStent Ltd., an emerging medical materials company, has announced the results from a study which demonstrate that the company’s first product from its surface coating platform exerts strong antimicrobial effects against the organisms primarily responsible for hospital-acquired urinary-tract infections. CamStent’s first surface coating product, which was developed at the University of ...
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
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Polyimide is coveted for medical applications because of its biocompatibility and mechanical properties, among many other features, but it has bonding issues. Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has introduced a new biocompatible adhesion technology engineered to promote the bonding properties of many polymer ...
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011
From the wire: Sono-Tek Corp., a manufacturer of ultrasonic coating equipment headquartered in Milton, NY, USA, has announced the expansion of customer services with new laboratory facilities in China, Korea, Germany and Taiwan. These new testing facilities will enable customers to test small samples of liquids in a controlled environment, ...
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has announced new measurements that illustrate the durability of its Baymedix CL 100 lubricious coating technology. Catheters with the coatings released far fewer wear particles when subjected to demanding simulated-use tests than the levels defined by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 788 standard.
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) will be exhibiting at Sensor + Test 2011, taking place 7 to 9 June at the Nürnberg Messe in Nürnberg, Germany. SCS will be showing Parylene conformal coating services and technologies to the crowd of attendees. Ultra-thin and pinhole-free, Parylene conformal coatings offer superior moisture, chemical and ...
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