Medical devices – Page 3
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News
2D material synthetic retina shows promise in animal tests
Graphene and molybdenum disulfide array offers advantages over current silicon retinal implants
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Research
Surgical sensor tracks healing and then simply fades away
Exceptionally sensitive biodegradable implant can sense strain and pressure on recovering tendons
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Research
Jelly implant keeps an eye on body oxygen levels
A soft hydrogel implant – the first of which has survived in the foot of its inventor for four years – could detect circulatory problems that end in amputations
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Article
Five innovative technologies for health
How do healthcare products get from academic or start-up labs to the clinic? With a little help from places like the Centre for Process Innovation
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Article
Biosensors, wearables and virtual biotech
In a world that is racing ahead with new technologies, has the drug development process distanced itself from the patients it ultimately provides for?
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Article
Harnessing electronic display technology in bioimaging
Less toxic than quantum dots, can conjugated polymer nanoparticles revolutionise bioimaging?
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News
FDA approves new way to make medical imaging isotope
System will be the US’s first domestic source of molybdenum-99 for 30 years
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Research
Quick test on pinprick of blood could help stop Ebola in its tracks
Portable Raspberry Pi-based device accurately detects viruses in micro droplet of whole blood
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Business
Teva sells off contraceptive device in $1.1bn deal
CooperSurgical to acquire Paragard as Teva seeks to offload assets
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Research
New ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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Feature
Spinning out spider silk research
Spider silk is finding applications as diverse as tissue transplants and training shoes
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Feature
Wearable technology
The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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Research
Tiny bubbles made easier
Shrinking the microbubbles needed for ultrasound with microfluidics
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Business
J&J to close Scottish medical device plant
Up to 400 positions affected as Ethicon subsidiary leaves Livingston
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Research
Magnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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Business
Troubled Theranos abandons clinical testing
Seeking to salvage some value, once-admired blood analysis firm lays off 40% of staff
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Business
Pfizer to sell Hospira Infusion Systems to ICU Medical
$1bn deal brings together medical device units, as Pfizer focuses on Hospira’s biosimilars and generics
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Business
Danaher boosts diagnostics with Cepheid buyout
$4bn deal strengthens Danaher’s life sciences portfolio