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Jul 16, 2008
A report analyzes the worldwide markets for biocompatible materials. The specific product segments analyzed include polymeric materials, metallic materials,...
May 27, 2008
This week is the 8th World Biomaterials Congress in Amsterdam. Although I won't be there, I'll try to report everyday on the announcements from companies in...
May 16, 2008
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an article in late April on St. Paul-based Synovis Life Technologies Inc. The company has made a big push recently to...
May 08, 2008
Medical News Today reports that Medtronic has recalled several of its heparin-coated devices used in heart-bypass surgery. Devices containing the product...
Apr 24, 2008
Using silver-coated catheters for patients significantly reduced the most common hospital-acquired infection, according to a study published in the April issue...
Feb 07, 2008
Right now, the body is no place for bio-based polymers. But that doesn't mean the industry should ignore starch-based polymer systems. That is the conclusion...
Feb 06, 2008
Today I met with Solvay Advanced Polymers. The company reps came to our offices in Los Angeles to discuss the company's newest biomaterials (click here for the...
Dec 21, 2007
The elephant in the room? Oh, that’s plastic surgery. We don’t talk about it much, but its a significant part of the success of the biomaterials market is...
Nov 26, 2007
A recent article brought up a very interesting question: How does culture or religion affect the acceptance of biomaterials? The term halal refers to...
Nov 12, 2007
In one of my very first posts on this blog I lamented the decline of development of innovative biomaterials for use in devices. Not an auspicious beginning, I'...
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