Sterilization services provider Nordion Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) has launched the Gamma Centre of Excellence (GCE), the goal of which is to advance gamma sterilization science.

Peaking with the spectacular recall of metal-on-metal orthopedic implants in 2010, the flood of news about medical device recalls has become a staple of the business and mainstream media alike. And the news just keeps coming. Now we learn that medical device recalls increased more than 160% in the first quarter of 2012, affecting more than five times more units than in the previous quarter.

Biomedical engineers at Tufts University (Medford, MA) have demonstrated the first all-polymeric bone scaffold repair material that is fully biodegradable and can provide significant mechanical support. Employing micron-sized silk fibers to reinforce a silk matrix, the new technology could possibly improve how bones and other tissues are repaired following accidents or diseases.

The May issue of Medical Product Manufacturing News (MPMN) will be publishing an article on the growing ability of medical device designers and manufacturers to incorporate sensors with wireless connectivity into a range of medical devices, from ECGs to pulse oximeters.

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Tofy Mussivand and a colleague inspect a microfluidics device used for cell electroporation and lysis.