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November 1, 2009

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3+3=sterilization findings

This article is an edited version of a white paper titled, Effect of Sterilization on the Mechanical Properties of Silicone Rubbers.To access the paper...

Designing in green

A medical product designed for reuse can eliminate the need to stock disposables and reduce the amount of medical waste. A medical product designed for...

Revolution in rehabilitation

Like many her age, 20-year-old Ilana strives to stay fit. But hers is no ordinary fitness regimen. Ilana lives with cerebral palsy. And her program is...

Dark marking medical devices

Stainless steel medical devices such as surgical instruments have special requirements when it comes to laser marking. For example, it's important that...

Editorial

IBM gets personal

When it comes to personalized medicine, Big Blue gets it as shown by an IBM research effort to develop a nanoscale DNA sequencer to help drive down the...

Contributors | Nov 2009

JIM LOSTETTER is manager of Faulhaber DC Motors for MicroMo Electronics. As a senior member of the management team, he is responsible for the development...

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Meetings & Shows | Nov 2009

Dec 9, LifeScience Alley Conference & Expo- More than 1,600 life science industry leaders from over 600 organizations and nearly 30 states and a dozen...

Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 includes 5 devices

A panel of 60 Cleveland Clinic doctors announced its Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010, with half being medical devices and the others being processes...

Packaging options for efficiency and value

The reality of today's challenging economic times is that we all need to accomplish more with less. Hospitals, surgery centers, and clinicians continue...

Non-contact power supply

The power demands of highly technical medical equipment and systems present challenges. If wired power is the preferred option, cables often get in the...

FDM helps build MRI scanners

To produce the plastic parts used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, manufacturers have used conventional manufacturing techniques such as...

No room for error in today's medical industry

Today's medical device and instrument engineers are facing mounting pressure to innovate faster while meeting increasingly stringent FDA regulations....

Controlling the humidity and temperature for labs and manufacturing

Critical lab process and sensitive small-batch manufacturing often require consistent conditions and close control of the environment. The Micro-Environment...

Antimicrobials and TPEs offer clear options

That antimicrobial tubing effectively reduces the event of hospital acquired infections (HAI) is well-known and appreciated by healthcare professionals....

Compatible spot-curing materials

Peelable maskants, conformal coatings, and wire tacking materials are compatible with the BlueWave LED spot-curing system. The system uses the visible...

Dispensing valve separates wetted parts from air supply

The Fisnar DV509 is a lightweight diaphragm valve designed to dispense low to medium viscosity fluids while keeping wetted parts separate from the operating...

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