High-performance coatings – Specialty Coating Systems
13.11.2024
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) presents developments in Parylene coating technology at COMPAMED 2024. These coatings protect medical devices with chemical and moisture-repellent properties.
Fraunhofer IFAM
PFAS replacement in medical technology: solutions for safe surfaces
08.11.2024
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM has developed alternatives to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) that can also be used in medical technology. PFAS, known as the “poisons of the century”, are difficult to break down and will be banned in the EU in the future.
Julia Siekmann, Kiel University
New production method for an antiviral coating
07.10.2024
Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) have investigated and compared six biomedical coating materials to understand their interactions with cells, skin and viruses.
INP
New plasma printing technology enables surface modification in the micrometre range
06.05.2024
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) have developed a plasma printing technology that enables the precise modification of surfaces on an extremely small scale.
Waste reduction and increased efficiency – Delta ModTech at COMPAMED 2023
14.11.2023
Delta ModTech from the USA offers processing, packaging and coating solutions for a wide range of complex medical, pharmaceutical and consumer products. In an interview at COMPAMED 2023, Design Engineer Mike Schehr talks about the challenges of recent years and announces some news.
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PFAS ban: "Most of the PFAS substances used industrially do not pose a risk to humans or the environment"
31.10.2023
The intended European Union ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is causing discussion throughout Europe. Many companies in the medical technology sector fear that they will no longer be able to reliably manufacture products as before. We talked to expert Dr. Martin Leonhard, who chairs the medical technology section of the German industry association SPECTARIS.
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New method for manufacturing tailor-made semiconductor thin films
25.10.2023
In order to produce thin organic semiconductor films automatically and with well-defined properties, researchers – led by Leibniz IPHT in Jena, Germany – have developed a new technological approach for depositing thin films with high molecular precision.
Fraunhofer IWM
Using deep learning to classify steel materials objectively
11.10.2023
Researchers at the Fraunhofer IWM, in collaboration with Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, have developed a deep learning model that enables objective assessment of the grain size in steel.
Fraunhofer FEP
Roll-to-roll: system traverse for 2D inline process monitoring
05.10.2023
Within the joint project KODOS (funding reference 13N14607), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, a solution for in-line process monitoring and mapping of process parameters was developed with SURAGUS GmbH at Fraunhofer FEP.
Kate Myers/Penn State
Wearable sensor for continuous analysis of sweat
03.10.2023
Continuous monitoring of sweat can reveal valuable information about human health, such as the body’s glucose levels. However, wearable sensors previously developed for this purpose have been lacking, unable to withstand the rigors or achieve the specificity needed for continuous monitoring. Now, the research team has created a novel wearable patch that may be up to the task.
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen
What can AI do in laser materials processing?
30.08.2023
Automation and zero-defect production are important trends in machine construction. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a major role in advancing both of them. Today, it can already detect deviations in process monitoring data and implement quality control in real time. In the future, AI will regulate many more processes and simplify process planning through assistance functions.
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.
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.
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.
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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? Physicians must change the bandage to find out because wounds are covered with non-transparent dressings. What happens under the wound dressing is a “black box”. Armin Haas and Professor Kai-Uwe Zirk want to change that. COMPAMED.de asked them about their approach.
Anna Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers
New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
31.01.2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top ten threats to global health. A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are now presenting a new spray that can kill even antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices.