From the May/June Issue
Polyimide Tubing: Dispelling the Myths
The capabilities and potential of polyimide and polyimide tubing are gaining popularity in the medical design market place as a result of the increasing need for minimally invasive surgical devices. This article looks at the myths surrounding the tubing to better understand its advantages for medical applications.
Material Matters Column
Defining Nanotechnology
A confusing array of terms has arisen with the rapid emergence of the subject of nanotechnology. In this article a recently derived framework for definitions of these terms is discussed.
Regulations and Standards Column
New Italian Device Registration Requirements
A medical device manufacturer located outside Europe was informed by an Italian distributor that the European Authorised Representative must designate the distributor as the authorised entity when registering the manufacturer's devices in Italy in a new online data bank. This is incorrect. This article discusses the new requirements for registering medical devices in Italy, together with the steps in the registration process and common problems encountered.
Design Feature
Microfluidics: A Technology Coming of Age
The number of applications and products utilising microfluidics technology has been growing rapidly. This article highlights the progress of this maturing technology and the significant factors that make it a valuable tool for new product development.
Using a Natural Approach to Combat Infections
Looking to nature to find a new weapon against infection, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a novel antimicrobial polymer inspired by organic compounds known as host defense peptides. B
A Million (Color) Impressions
At the Medical Moulding & Extrusion Conference in Cologne, Germany, last month I learned about plasticizers, PVC, DEHP, TEHTM, polyolefins, and more.
Manufacturing Feature
Rapid Medical Advances Challenge the Tooling Industry
The requirement for greater performance in smaller spaces has increased demands for product and process innovation in tubing and other medical products. In turn, these developments have placed greater demands on the producers of the advanced tooling for these products. Tooling manufacturers must now continuously design equipment with much tighter tolerances for more sophisticated coextrusions and for newer generations of multilumen and multilayer tubing.
Webinars
Upcoming Webinars:
New Possibilities With Polyurethanes
This webinar will describe how new polyurethanes can satisfy the material requirements of tomorrow’s medical devices. Scheduled speakers are Aylvin A. Dias Ph.D., Research and Development Manager at DSM Biomedical Materials (Geleen, The Netherlands) and Robert S. Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer, DSM PTG (Berkeley, California, USA).
Date: Thursday 11 September 2008
Time: 10 AM London; 11 AM Paris
Duration: 60 minutes
Sponsored By: Qosina
More MDT Webinars:
How To Implement the New European Vigilance Procedures
How to Design Next-Generation Medical Electronics
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