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Swelled is ‘swell’ when it comes to working with silicone
Jay Tourigny, Senior Vice President, MicroCare Medical, <a href="http://microcaremedical.com" target="_blank">microcaremedical.com</a> Silicone’s excellent biocompatibility makes it a...
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Medical Silicone Conference Schedule of Events
Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 9:00 AM Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits Open 10:00 AM Opening Remarks (Welcome) 10:15 AM ... read more
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Silicone cables for surgical robotics
Highly flexible and durable flat silicone cables are designed for use on surgical robotic systems that require absolute reliability in routine and life-critical procedures. read more
View ArticleNew silicone tubing technology ensures consistency
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Healthcare Markets Business Unit, which supplies high-performance products for demanding medical applications, is launching a new silicone tubing technology. The...
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Covalon achieves FDA approval for antimicrobial silicone adhesive film...
Covalon Technologies Ltd has received FDA approval of IV Clear, a breakthrough antimicrobial silicone adhesive film dressing designed for securing vascular intravenous access devices. According to the...
View ArticleUM’s Medical Devices Center director of innovation to keynote Medical...
The University of Minnesota’s the director of innovation fellows program at University of Minnesota’s (UM) Medical Devices Center will keynote the Medical Silicone Conference (MSC), to be held again in...
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New silicone ink colors available for healthcare applications
A series of heat-cure colored inks is offered in newly released colors—red, white, green, bright blue, and dark blue. NuSil Technology, LLC launched the series, MED-6613-X. The colors vastly expand the...
View ArticleFDA approves new silicone gel-filled breast implant, but requires...
FDA has approved Allergan’s Natrelle 410 Highly Cohesive Anatomically Shaped Silicone-Gel Filled Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild...
View ArticleSilicone offering goes soft
Advancements to Silbione soft silicone technologies now make possible physical performance attributes such as high tear strength and elongation in low-durometer soft silicones. read more
View ArticleSilicone supplier goes soft with new offering
Bluestar Silicones’ Silbione soft silicone technologies include the following: low durometer liquid silicone rubber (LSR), room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicones, gels and skin adhesives, and a...
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New silicone elastomer offers wider processing flexibility
Dow Corning has launched a new silicone technology for the company’s high consistency rubber (HCR) product line. Well suited for medical tubing and other extruded applications—including short-term...
View ArticleQuicker Biopsy Process May Lead to Early Detection of Cancer
Sarah Mangiola Researchers at the University of Washington are currently developing a small biopsy-replacing device to help with early detection of pancreatic cancer. Publication Inforead more
View ArticleHeart-Monitor Implantable Devices Created With 3D Printer
Sarah Mangiola Implantable devices offer a new way for physicians to monitor the heart. After taking an image of a patient’s heart via an MRI or CT scan, the devices are shaped to the heart using a 3D...
View Article3D Heart Replica Mimics Twisting Motion
Sarah Mangiola Researchers’ at Harvard developed and prototyped a new 3D model on a heart. The innovation not only pumps blood, but twists to perform normal heart functions. Publication Inforead more
View ArticleNew Carrier Fluid Complies with Updated EPA Guidelines
Sarah Mangiola MicroCare Universal Carrier Fluid will offer a replacement option to the AK-225-based carrier fluids set to be banned by year-end. read more
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