Proprietary Dip and Spray Coating Processes
March 30, 2012 7:51 am | Polyzen, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith their proprietary dip and spray coating process, Polyzen enhances product performance and allows for maintaining tight tolerances on wall thickness and other stringent specifications.
LISTED UNDER: Micro Molding | Surface Modification Coatings | Surface Modification
Antimicrobial Options for Medical Devices
February 22, 2012 5:12 am | Product Releases | CommentsClariant’s MEVOPUR® masterbatches now incorporate the newly introduced MedX silver product series from SANITIZED AG, extending the antimicrobial options for the medical device market.
LISTED UNDER: Antimicrobial
Gently Removing and Long-Term Wear Adhesives
February 8, 2012 9:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdhesives Research, a leading developer and manufacturer of adhesive products, invites OEMs and product designers to learn about its newest adhesive technology for wound care and medical device products...
LISTED UNDER: Hydrophilic Coating | Product Design
Diamond-Like Carbon Biocompatible Coatings Ideal for Medical Applications
January 6, 2012 5:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMorgan Technical Ceramics (MTC) announced that it produces a range of superior Diamonex® diamond-like carbon (DLC) biocompatible coatings...
LISTED UNDER: Biocompatible | Micro-machining | Piezoelectrics
Perspectives on Miniaturization
January 5, 2012 9:47 am | Articles | CommentsIn the effort to make medical devices smaller, what has been the most challenging obstacle you have faced and how were you able to resolve this problem?
LISTED UNDER: Biocompatibility Testing | Microbiology/Chemical Testing | Surface Modification Coatings
Extrusion Mandrel Features Biocompatible PTFE Coating
September 14, 2011 5:52 am | Applied Plastics Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAn extrusion mandrel for manufacturing and forming catheter tubing that provides a smooth, slippery surface to permit faster production is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc.
LISTED UNDER: Extrusion | Extrusion Equipment | Biocompatible
11 Critical Question Areas of Tubing
June 22, 2011 8:16 am | by Robert LaDuca | Articles | CommentsTubing is available with a variety of options and in a range of styles. Selecting the right tubing for a specific application can be both challenging and daunting. This article attempts to clarify the process for device makers by highlighting some of the most commonly indicated choices.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification Coatings | Hydrophilic Coating | Product Design
Ten Surface Treatments that Improve the Performance of Biomedical Components
September 2, 2010 11:49 am | by Surface Solutions Group | Articles | CommentsSurface treatments are available to improve function, ease of use, service life, and patient comfort of medical devices and products. Surface Solutions Group of Chicago specializes in solving a wide range of functional problems at the surface of devices, from guide wires to needles to tubing to cannulas. Here is an overview of successes using coatings to improve the surface function of devices.
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | Nitinol | Hydrophilic Coating
Lubricious Coatings Suited for Cardiovascular Catheters
August 5, 2010 5:32 am | Bayer Materialscience, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsBayer MaterialScience LLC recently introduced Baymedix CL 100, a lubricious surface treatment for medical devices that gives a durable coating with an especially low coefficient of wet friction.
LISTED UNDER: Lubricious | Surface Modification Coatings | Surface ModificationBreaking Through the Stent-Coating Process
April 30, 2010 12:06 pm | by Robert R. Andrews and Jim McCLain | Articles | CommentsAccording to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing almost double the number of people killed by cancer, car accidents and AIDS combined. For this reason, innovative therapies and devices to treat heart disease are in high demand. This article describes a new coating technology which optimizes drug-eluting stents and other medical devices.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification Coatings | Surface Modification | Device Coating
Gas Plasma System for Lubricious Coating
April 6, 2010 5:08 am | Plasmatech, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis low pressure gas plasma system is designed for deposition of a lubricious, low coefficient of friction coating on bulk medical components.
LISTED UNDER: Gas Plasma | Lubricious | Gas PlasmaUsing Dry Lubricants to Address Stacked Tolerances
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Articles | CommentsAddressing tolerances is something with which most design engineers developing medical devices are familiar. The challenge can be even greater when dealing with stacked tolerances.
LISTED UNDER: Lubricious | Stamping | Silicone
Coating Designed to Enhance Maneuverability of Guidewires
March 17, 2009 11:15 am | Dsm Biomedical | Product Releases | CommentsComfortCoat is an advanced lubricious hydrophilic coating designed to enhance maneuverability of metal guidewires in minimally invasive procedures. For example, minimally invasive procedures are carried out to treat strokes, brain aneurysms, and other neurovascular diseases.
LISTED UNDER: Hydrophilic Coating | Hydrophilic Coating | Device Coating
Parylene Conformal Coating Services Provided
March 17, 2009 11:15 am | Para Tech Coating Inc | Product Releases | CommentsPTC provides Parylene conformal coating services, automated vacuum deposition systems, and raw materials (dimer). Parylene dimer (di-para-xylylene) is deposited for ultra-thin conformal, pin-hole free, and hydrophobic surface protection of static and fixtured substrates.
LISTED UNDER: Parylene | Device Coating
Antimicrobial Passes USP and ISO Tests for Biocompatability
December 5, 2008 7:04 am | Biosafe | Product Releases | CommentsManufacturers of medical and pharmaceutical products now have the assurance that that they can benefit from the substantial advantages of an antimicrobial over conventional additives while meeting critical standards of biocompatability.
LISTED UNDER: Antimicrobial
