Empa
3D printing gives hope for corneal repair
07.11.2025
Empa researchers design a biocompatible 3D-printed corneal implant that could restore sight without donor tissue.
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany
Faster laser structuring with optical stamping
07.10.2025
Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen have developed optical stamping, a laser-based method for ultra-fast, precise microstructuring in a single pulse.
Fraunhofer IMWS
Microlenses: new laser process
06.03.2025
A process called laser swelling, enables the cost-effective and customized production of microlenses for eyeglasses.
High-performance coatings
13.11.2024
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) presented developments in Parylene coating technology at COMPAMED 2024.
Fraunhofer IFAM
PFAS substitutes as solutions for safe surfaces
08.11.2024
The IFAM has developed alternatives to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) that can also be used in medical technology.
Julia Siekmann, Kiel University
New production method for an antiviral coating
07.10.2024
Researchers have investigated and compared six biomedical coating materials to understand their interactions with cells, skin and viruses.
INP
Plasma printing technology enables surface modification
06.05.2024
Researchers at INP have developed plasma printing technology that allows precise surface modification on an extremely small scale.
Delta ModTech at COMPAMED 2023
14.11.2023
Design Engineer Mike Schehr, Delta ModTech, talks about the recent challenges and announces some news.
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PFAS: risk or no risk?
31.10.2023
Many companies in the medical technology sector fear that they will no longer be able to manufacture products as before.
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Manufacturing tailor-made semiconductor thin films
25.10.2023
Led by Leibniz IPHT, researchers developed a new method to deposit thin organic semiconductor films automatically with high molecular precision.
Fraunhofer IWM
Using deep learning to classify steel materials objectively
11.10.2023
Fraunhofer IWM and Schaeffler develop deep learning model for objective steel grain size assessment.
Fraunhofer FEP
Roll-to-roll: system traverse for 2D inline process monitoring
05.10.2023
KODOS project: Fraunhofer FEP and SURAGUS GmbH developed a solution for in-line process monitoring and parameter mapping in production.
Kate Myers/Penn State
Wearable sensor for continuous analysis of sweat
03.10.2023
A new wearable patch enables continuous sweat monitoring, offering glucose tracking where earlier sensors lacked durability and precision.
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen
What can AI do in laser materials processing?
30.08.2023
AI drives automation and zero-defect production by enabling real-time quality control and will soon assist in planning and regulating processes.
UBT / Chr. Wißler.
New glass with supreme toughness
17.08.2023
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the USA, have produced an oxide glass with unprecedented toughness.
Willfried Kunz and Patrick Altschuh
KIT’s high-performance computer optimizes materials for medical technology
17.08.2023
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has unveiled a cutting-edge €1.2 million computer dedicated to materials research. This powerful tool can predict material properties even before they are produced, significantly enhancing the potential for optimization, including in the realm of COVID rapid tests.
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Functional surface refinement: control of growth dynamics of finest tin layers
11.07.2023
Nanometer-scale coatings with functional materials play an important role in many sensory, electronic and photonic applications. An international team of researchers – coordinated by Leibniz IPHT in Jena, Germany – has succeeded for the first time in observing novel growth effects of tin coatings on silicon nanometer-structured surfaces.
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NOVA project: next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies
06.07.2023
Researchers develop and test highly efficient, environmentally friendly and stable antimicrobial (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal) coating technologies in the NOVA project.
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden/NATURE
Bionics: What makes cholesterol-containing surfaces so repulsive?
04.07.2023
Living organisms use powerful physical principles to control interactions at their surfaces. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Leipzig University and TU Dresden have now discovered why cholesterol-containing surfaces can exhibit greatly reduced attachment of proteins and bacteria.
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces / Dr Felix Loeffler
Product safety: anti-counterfeiting through laser printing
15.06.2023
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has developed a method that could make it more difficult to counterfeit products in the future. The new and patented method makes it possible to produce unique, non-copyable fluorescent patterns quickly, environmentally friendly and at low costs.
Jens Meyer/Uni Jena
Specially coated titanium reduces risk of clots on prostheses
25.05.2023
An international research team led by the german University of Jena has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium.
UBT / Chr. Wißler.
Regenerative medicine: cell-specific properties of novel spider silk materials
11.05.2023
Materials made of spider silk can be specifically modified or processed in such a way that living cells of a certain type adhere to them, grow and proliferate. This has been discovered by researchers at the University of Bayreuth under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel.
Lunghammer - TU Graz
Smart artificial skin in application check stage
09.05.2023
The smart skin developed by Anna Maria Coclite has many potential applications – from robotics and cosmetic surgery to prosthetics. With an ERC Proof of Concept Grant, the researcher is now exploring its possible practical applications.
Fraunhofer IAP
SmartID – Detect product piracy quickly
27.04.2023
In the SmartID project, scientists at Fraunhofer are developing a counterfeit-proof barcode system for authenticity verification simply by using a smartphone without accessing a database.
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Wound dressing with sensor monitors healing process
06.02.2023
Is the wound healing or is it infected? A new wound dressing is expected to bring the answer through technology.
Anna Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers
New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
31.01.2023
Chalmers researchers developed a spray that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria, usable for wound care, implants, and medical devices.