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Optimizing an LED Curing System
9/7/2010
An Optimized LED Curing System is Essential for Process Efficiency As a relative newcomer to the Light-Curable Materials (LCM) industry, LED-curing lights continue to evolve as an ultimate replacement for the mercury-...
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A New Approach to Verifying and Validating Medical Device Development.
9/7/2010
The list of features in medical devices is rapidly rising: Even the simplest of medical devices—such as diagnostic and monitoring systems—house more and more system components, which add greater...
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Mechanically Driven Diaphragm Pumps for Use with Gases
8/31/2010
Whether in medical technology, environmental protection/analysis, in the laboratory or process engineering, many applications are today unthinkable without the use of mechanically driven diaphragm pumps for gases. Their...
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The Role of Material Selection in Biomedical Textile Device Design
8/17/2010
Biomedical textile structures are increasingly prevalent as critical components in a broad range of medical devices. Device designers are challenged in exploring material selection in component design, optimizing the...
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Prototyping Process: Choosing the Best Process for Your Project
8/10/2010
Being able to obtain prototype parts quickly to test for component fit and function can help get your product to market faster than your competition. Adjustments in design, materials, size, shape, assembly, color,...
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Designing for Moldability
8/10/2010
Proto Labs offers a quick-reference user guide for rapid injection molding for engineers and designers.
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Design Tips for Rapid Injection Molding, Vol. 6
8/10/2010
Protomold offers helpful design tips for rapid injection molding in this multi-part series. In this volume, topics include:Word processingRapid Injection Molding, an overviewBuilding better bossesTemporary...
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Design Tips for Rapid Injection Molding, Vol. 5
8/10/2010
Proto Labs offers helpful design tips for rapid injection molding in this multi-part series. In this volume, topics include:Hot tip solves gating problemsPlaying it safeThe plane truth about rotational...
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Rising to the Challenge of Zero Defect Molding
8/3/2010
This case study explores how to enable high level parametric release and a need for expanded capacity for a complex molded component.THE CHALLENGE: Rethinking a complex supply chain issue – A global medical device...
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Finite Element Analysis on Nitinol Medical Applications
7/19/2010
This article presents two applications of the nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) using ABAQUS/Standard with a user developed material subroutine Nitinol UMAT from Abaqus West. The analyses...
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Structural and Diffusional Effects of Hydrogen in TiNi
7/19/2010
Hydrogen can be inadvertently added to Nitinol medical devices through electropolishing, caustic cleaning, or exposure to other acidic or basic solutions. Moderately high hydrogen concentrations can lead...
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Oxidation of Nitinol and Its Effect on Corrosion Resistance
7/19/2010
This study explores the phase transformations of oxide formation in NiTi and its effects on corrosion resistance. Electropolished Ni-50.8 at% Ti wires were heat treated between 400 and 1000°C for 3 to 300 minutes in...
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SMA - Smart Materials for Medical Applications
7/19/2010
The paper presents Nitinol, a Nickel-Titanium shape memory alloy, as a smart material for medical implants and devices. The atomistic nature of shape memory and superelasticity of Nitinol and the associated unique...
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Forming Nitinol - A Challenge
7/19/2010
Nickel-Titanium intermetallic compounds. commonly known as Nitinol alioys. exhibit the phenomena of thermal shape memory as well as superelasticity. The forming of parts from Nitinol requires a good understanding of the...
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Optimization of Processing and Properties of Medical-Grade Nitinol Wire
7/19/2010
The purpose of this paper is to review the current processing and resultant properties of standard Nitinol wire for guidewire applicalions. Optimized Ti-50.8Ni (at.%) wire is manufactured according to industry standards...
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An Overview of Superelastic Stent Design
7/19/2010
This paper summarizes the key differences between self-expanding and balloon expanding stents, highlighting the advantages of Nitinol. Also summarized are many novel concepts and future...
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Enterprise Level Change Control: A Life Sciences Business Imperative
7/16/2010
Drug and medical-device manufacturers spend hundreds of millions of dollars to gain regulatory approval for their new therapies and therefore require significant returns just to break even. Add to that the strict...
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Addressing the Challenges of Complaint Handling, Investigations, and Adverse Event Reporting
7/16/2010
Quality is an ever-growing problem in the fi elds of pharmaceutical, medical devices, medical diagnostics and biologics, and its negative impact is signifi cantly palpable to manufacturers as well as their patients,...
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The Future of Woven Biomedical Textiles in Next-Generation Devices
6/3/2010
One of the most interesting trends in medical device development is the rapid growth of woven biomedical textiles for use in key device components. As the pace of innovation in the device industry accelerates, engineers...
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Customer Retention and Competitive Advantage in the Medical Device Industry: Automating Order Management
5/14/2010
Facing the difficulties of a tough economy and new sources of competition, medical device manufacturers recognize that they must deliver the highest levels of service in order to retain existing customers and acquire...
