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Single-Use Endoscopes: A Trend towards Better Patient Safety
Design continues to save lives. The disposability designed into single-use medical devices such as surgical masks, syringes, and suction catheters has reduced the risk...
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Trying to Reverse Engineer Adhesive
The process of reverse engineering is demanding work: an analyst initially works with limited information about a product and uses that information to analyze it to...
Membrane Device Development for In Vitro Diagnostics
The surging trends of an aging global population, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the rise in outbreaks of infectious diseases have helped to expand the growth...
Membrane Materials and Applications for In Vitro Diagnostics
Industrially manufactured membranes play a vital role in the effectiveness of in vitro diagnostics instruments and procedures, such as protein assays and liquid/gas...
In Vitro Diagnostics Trends: Faster, Smarter, and More Personalized
According to a 2016 report in PLoS One, between 60 and 70% of medical decisions are made based on the results of in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) testing. Using the evaluation...
Common Material Challenges in Miniaturizing In Vitro Diagnostics
The miniaturization of diagnostic tests comes with several unique challenges. The aim is to transform the fast turnaround time and specificity of Lab on a Chip (LOC)...
Demystifying Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) in Medical Device Manufacturing
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a design review tool used to identify and correct all possible failures in a product, service, design or manufacturing...
Breakdown of a Lateral Flow Test Strip
Lateral flow test strips are simple, easy-to-use devices that can detect the presence or absence of a target analyte (chemical or substance) in a specimen provided by a...
Lab-on-Chip: an Overview
Lab-on-chip (LOC) technology has the potential to provide a robust and portable point-of-care (POC) toolset at a fraction of the size and cost of conventional laboratory...
Biocompatibility Testing for Surface Medical Devices
All medical device companies must subject their products to a volley of FDA-approved tests to establish the safety of their devices. A particular series of these tests...