MATERIALS NEWS

• Overcoming Challenges With Metal Cerclage Cables

  Although, in many instances, metal cerclage cables work well, recently polymer cerclage cables have begun to take market share due to an accumulation of smaller benefits relative to traditional metallic cables.

• Enabling Long Lasting Clinical Outcomes In Coronary Stenting

  Polyester amides (PEAs) bring several desired and differentiating properties to Drug eluting stent (DES) applications for treating Coronary Heart Disease (CAD).

• Choosing Wisely: Optimizing Medical Textiles To Enhance Cardiovascular Devices

  New technologies and fabric modifications must be developed to meet both well-understood and emerging needs in the cardiovascular device space.

• Considerations When Choosing A Biomaterial For Your Orthopedic Device: 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.

• Use Low-Cost Materials To Increase Target Emissivity

  Clean, unoxidized, bare metal surfaces have such low emissivity that they are difficult to measure with a thermal imaging camera. This application note describes how to use a variety of low-cost materials to increase target emissivity in many industrial R&D and electrical applications.

• A PEEK Into The Future

  With the paradigm shift in patient treatment from surgical-based procedures to minimally invasive surgeries, extrusion advancements in invasive medical devices and procedural-based innovation are occurring on a daily basis.