Newsletter | November 12, 2025

11.12.25 -- Innovations Driving Medical Device Success

Membranes Allow For Greater Functionality In Oxygen-Dependent Sensors

Wearable biosensors are a promising technology and have already been widely adopted in diabetes management. DSM Firmenich’s Sparsa platform of amphiphilic polyurethanes enhances continuous glucose monitor (CGM) performance by regulating analyte permeation and simplifying device fabrication.

 

Considerations In Selecting A Biomaterial For Implantable Smart Devices

Smart implants revolutionize healthcare with embedded sensors for real-time monitoring. Polycarbonate urethanes offer biocompatibility, overcoming challenges with biomaterials for safer, efficient devices.

 

Considerations When Choosing A Biomaterial For Your Orthopedic Device: Part 1

Albert Llenas discusses how to select appropriate materials when developing devices for rotator cuff repairs. Defining needs upfront while working with a diversified biomaterials supplier enables companies to find a material that satisfies device performance requirements.

 

Choosing Biomaterials For Orthopedic Devices: Part 2

In the second part of this series, we focus on Biomerix Thermoset Polyurethane and the properties that make it ideal for use in rotator cuff repair devices. Material choice is critical in developing surgical meshes, which affects strength, biocompatibility, sterilization, and compliance. 

 

Performance Of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: Material Considerations

Advancements in the treatment of severe cardiovascular disease are a result of many lifetimes dedicated to furthering the understanding of cardiovascular disease. Modern developments in heart valve protheses have followed closely with advancements in available biomaterials.

 

Embolization In The Treatment Of Aneurysms

Coil embolization is a minimally invasive treatment for both aortic and cerebral aneurysms that fills the aneurysm with a coil-like material to close off the aneurysm sac and reduce the risk of bleeding or rupture.

 

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