Archive for the ‘Materials’ Category
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Stereolithography (SL) resins WaterShed XC 11122 and ProtoGen 18420 from DSM Somos reportedly are the only SL resins to meet ISO 10933 standards for use in medical device applications. The clear, water-resistant Watershed XC 11122 and white, ABS-like ProtoGen 18420 resins are certified to ISO 10993-5 (cytotoxicity), ISO 10993-10 (sensitisation) and ISO ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
I don't think I have ever seen lingerie and medical textiles mentioned in the same sentence (with the possible exception of a David Cronenberg movie), so Bluestar Silicones deserves kudos for breaking new ground. The company has launched a line of silicone elastomers for the fabrication of elastic bands that ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Vesta Inc. introduced a technology for the production of medical-grade silicone kink-resistant tubing at the recent MD&M West show in Anaheim, California, USA. The process leverages the company’s proprietary manufacturing platform to enable the creation of kink-resistant tubing in an integrated manufacturing process.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
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At the MD&M West show in Anaheim, California, USA, on 9 February, SABIC launched three additions to its family of LNP ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
From the wire: PolyOne Corp. and BASF Engineering Plastics announced today at the MD&M West show in Anaheim, CA, USA, that PolyOne Distribution will add BASF’s advanced polymers for healthcare to its product portfolio.
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Opportunities for particulate engineering in the health technologies sector have been highlighted in a report just published by the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network through its powder science and engineering theme. This has highlighted areas where the expertise of particulate engineering could prove valuable and create potential for small and medium-sized ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
From the Wire: Scientists have published the first report on a new way of preventing potentially harmful plasticisers — the source of long-standing human health concerns — from migrating from one of the most widely used groups of plastics. The advance could lead to a new generation of polyvinyl chloride ...
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Spartech Corp., a supplier of engineered thermoplastic sheet materials and related products, has announced that it is now producing Spectar copolyester from Eastman Chemical Co. in 3/8- and 1/2-inch thick sheets for use in orthopaedic products.
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
The second generation of the Biopolymer Database is now available on the Internet. Managed by Fachhochschule Hannover and M-Base, the directory features newly generated data that allows direct comparison of material grades across all suppliers.
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_11985" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="This Z antenna tested at the NIST is smaller than a standard antenna with comparable properties. Its high efficiency is derived from the “Z element” inside the square that acts as a metamaterial, greatly boosting the signal sent over the air. The square is 30 millimeters ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
David Schnur Associates (DSA), which provides outsourced sales engineering services to the medical device industry, has signed a multiple year agreement with Nitinol Devices and Components (NDC) – a supplier of nitinol shape memory and superelastic materials. DSA will work with NDC’s technical sales organisation to expand their customer ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
A comprehensive discussion of biomaterials and their processing and applications has been published by Springer. The book titled Biomedical Materials provides an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work in the growing area of biomedical science, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility and applications ...
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