By Matthias Hartmann, head of Sales Americas, Business Unit Adhesive Systems, Hoenle AG Adhesives remain at the heart of medical device production, securing everything from housings and tubing to sensitive electronics and sensors. UV-curable adhesives have become industry favorites because of their precision, speed and versatility in diverse assembly applications. Yet, … [Read more...] about Medical-Grade UV Adhesives: Meeting Regulatory Challenges with Future-Ready Solutions
Medical & Biomedical
Azodent Introduces Bacteria-Disrupting Azobenzenes for Use in Dental Settings
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Azodent, Inc., a start-up based out of the University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, is a RadTech Class of ’24 member that was founded by scientists Devatha Nair, Michael Schurr, Chaitanya Puranik (all University of Colorado employees) and Steven Inzinna. The company has designed an azobenzene polymer coating that can be used to prevent … [Read more...] about Azodent Introduces Bacteria-Disrupting Azobenzenes for Use in Dental Settings
3D-Printing Phantoms: Medical Anatomical Models Benefit from UV-Curable Coatings
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Advances in technology seem to be benefiting every human endeavor. In healthcare, innovations in additive manufacturing and material engineering are yielding valuable, demonstrable improvements that facilitate better medical training, better medical procedure pre-planning and better medical device design. A university research team in … [Read more...] about 3D-Printing Phantoms: Medical Anatomical Models Benefit from UV-Curable Coatings
IBOA-Free Medical LCA Adhesive for Wearable Technology
By Shuhua Jin, Yiwei Dai, Nicholas Baruffi and Chihmin Cheng, Henkel Corporation The use of medical wearables for self-health monitoring and digital care has risen rapidly in recent years. Most traditional medical light cure acrylate (LCA) adhesives contain isobornyl acrylate (IBOA), which has been reported to cause severe skin-sensitization in patients. To meet the increasing … [Read more...] about IBOA-Free Medical LCA Adhesive for Wearable Technology
Photopolymerizations for Creating Engineered Microenvironments: From 3D Culture Models to Biomanufacturing Facilitated by Interdisciplinary Collaborations
By April M. Kloxin, Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware Photochemistry increasingly is used as a tool in both academic and industrial applications, largely owing to its scalability and precision in controlling when and where reactions happen under mild conditions through the application of light. 1-3 … [Read more...] about Photopolymerizations for Creating Engineered Microenvironments: From 3D Culture Models to Biomanufacturing Facilitated by Interdisciplinary Collaborations