Thursday, August 26th, 2010
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AdvanSource Biomaterials Corp., a developer of polymer technologies and materials for various medical device applications, has announced that it has received a “Notice of Allowance” from the ...
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
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From the Wire: Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed two new approaches for incorporating antimicrobial properties into microneedles – vanishingly thin needles that hold great promise for ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The first Aseptic Surgery Forum, which is scheduled later this month at the Cité des Sciences in Paris, France, will include a session devoted to innovative antimicrobial implant coatings that may be of interest to medtech engineers and manufacturers. The session titled Antimicrobial Coatings: Prospects will be held on 26 ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
The drive to find solutions to hospital-acquired infections has a new impetus with a technology developed by an Israeli company that is now offered for licence.
Two years ago scientists at Sure International (formerly BioActivity Ltd), based in Rehovot, Israel, made a discovery in the laboratory that could be valuable in ...
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