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Technology Overview of Biomaterials in Life Sciences
Biomaterials represent an evolving field at the intersection of materials science, biology, and engineering, serving as a cornerstone for many breakthroughs in...
Fundamentals of In Vitro Diagnostics
In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are indispensable in modern healthcare, providing critical data for diagnosing diseases, monitoring patient health, and guiding treatment...
The Workflow & Process For Biomaterials In Life Sciences
Biomaterials are used across a wide array of applications in life sciences. In most cases these materials are highly engineered and fit for purpose to the particular...
Common Applications Of Biomaterials In Life Sciences
Biomaterials support many innovative medical interventions, from high-strength applications in orthopedics to precision uses in ophthalmology. These materials have...
Common Types Of Biomaterials In Life Sciences
From the resilient metals that underpin orthopedic implants to the versatile polymers powering drug delivery systems, biomaterials play an essential role in a wide range...
Introducing New Series: Boyd Biomedical Design Stories
Join us for our new video series - Boyd Biomedical Design Stories - which is a show about biomedical innovation. We're inviting you to join us on a journey where we...
Development of Paper-Based Microfluidics for Point-of-Care Testing
Developments in the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry have been driven by global trends such as the prevalence of chronic diseases, an aging population, the increase...
Application of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in POC Diagnostics
Standard disposable point-of-care diagnostic (POCD) devices are making a positive impact on patient-based healthcare settings worldwide. These devices are convenient and...
6 Filtration Challenges in Downstream Biopharmaceutical Production
Membranes and membrane processes are efficient filtration tools in the manufacturing of biopharmaceutical products. These tools continue to evolve in response to new...
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...
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...
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...
Interview with Professor Charles Cooney on Bioprocessing
We had the opportunity to sit down with Charles L. Cooney (Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT) to discuss what he sees as being on the horizon for...
Challenges and Risks in Batch Bioprocessing
Batch bioprocessing is the industry standard in biopharmaceutical production. Although the advancements in biomedical technology that have allowed for batch...
Mutual Dependence: Continuous Bioprocessing and Single-Use Systems
The rise of continuous biomanufacturing (CBP) is tied to the ascendance of single-use systems (SUS). Single-use disposables enable CBP by providing a high degree of...
Innovations in Detectors and Sensors Enabling Continuous Bioprocessing
It has been known for some time that continuous bioprocessing would be a useful strategy in biopharmaceutical production, but it was not quite possible on an industrial...
Bioprocessing Single-Use Technologies - A Primer
According to BCC Research, the global single-use technology market will reach over $4.3 billion by 2021. The most significant increase will be in the highly adaptable...
Advances in Medical Fiber-Optic Technology May Improve Quality of Care
Advances in medical fiber optics have proven useful in several areas of medical practice including urology, ophthalmology, and cardiology, to name just a few...
Moisture Management in Wound Care: Highlighting MVTR in Films
A wound can be described or defined in many ways: by its source, anatomical location and appearance, whether acute or chronic, by presenting symptoms, and by the method...
Flexible Materials Preferred in Wound Care and Closure
In wound care management, the primary objective is complete healing. This is attained through thoughtful planning of patient care for reducing the loss of necessary...
Non-Absorbable Sutures, Explained
The fundamental purpose of suturing is to bring two soft tissues together, keeping them in place until they join; typically about ten days. Sutures fall into two main...
The Rise of Single-use Bioreactors: Why make the Switch?
The single-use bioreactor market generated $202.5 million last year and researchers estimate it will see another 18.4 percent increase in 2019, reaching $470.9 million....
Can Nanotechnology Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?
Over the last hundred years, antibiotics have been central to the extraordinary rate of improvement in medical technology. From swiftly curing basic infections to...
Innovative Thin Films for Drug Delivery
Considerations for developing a new drug delivery platform include ease of use (self-administration, convenient to swallow), route of administration (oral, transdermal,...
New Challenges to The Shrinking of Medical Devices
The sizes of medical devices are consistently trending smaller, a trend that is making a huge difference in the healthcare industry. These devices, including pacemakers,...
Wearable Technology and Flexible Materials
Wearable technology is no longer the wave of the future. It's the wave of the present--and flexible materials are playing an incredible role in the wearable technology...
Single-Use Medical Disposables Smarten Up
As a result of the demand for sterilized materials, increased data, and high-quality health care, the medical industry has an enormous demand for single-use disposables....
Next Generation Disposable Medical Products
According to research, the demand for disposable medical supplies in the United States is expected to rise 4.2 percent each year, reaching $54.1 billion by the year...
How Flexible Materials Innovation Advances Wound Care and Closure
The cutting-edge of wound care is a progressively flexible one, where textiles, foams, and films are applied to wound management technology with the goal of synergistic...
Effective Guidelines to Launch a Medical Device Product
Developing and commercializing a new product is an exciting and dynamic process. Unfortunately, more products fail to launch than actually do launch and many times this...