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In wearables, the design on paper often does not work in practice. In this world, your idea may only go as far as your chosen contract manufacturer can take you. It is the key role of the contract manufacturers to help you make the vital adjustment to make your product a success.
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Additive electronics is intrinsically more sustainable than subtractive processes. Yet the current materials are often based on metallic inks and plastic substrates. This is a particular issue in medical wearables with disposable devices. Hence the need to develop sustainable material options
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A washable wearable biometric device using printed electronics technology provides real-time data for telemedicine. Integrated into a sleeve, the sensors monitor muscle activity. The data, transmitted to an online platform, facilitates remote health monitoring.
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A DTU startup has developed a new sensor for monitoring patients in an easier, smarter, and better way, with major potential socio-economic benefits.
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Protolabs’ expertise supported the fine tuning and optimisation of the design, to align with the projects speed and cost-effective requirements.
TechBlick's presentation reviews printed electronics' industrial applications, dispelling the notion that it's solely a technology of the future. The talk showcases various commercial success stories incl. photovoltaics, displays, sensors, HMIs, 3D electronics, MLCCs, PCBs, semicon packaging, etc
A novel stretchable film has been developed for soft & stretchable circuit / electronic solutions, outperforming existing films like TPU. Here you can learn about case studies showcasing its potential in pliable PCBs, stretchable hybrid PCBs, and truly stretchable electronics.
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Senbiosys, an EPFL spin-off, has unveiled a jewelry-like smart ring that incorporates all the health-monitoring features currently available in smart watches. The company’s notable achievement in miniaturization – made possible thanks to the world’s smallest sensor, developed at EPFL – appears to have major market potential, as its recent crowdfunding campaign raised five times more capital than expected.
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Imagine going to the hospital with symptoms of a heart attack, only to wait an hour for the test results and treatment. With each minute ticking by, your health is in jeopardy. Siemens Healthineers is now rewriting what is possible and has set out to change this scenario in emergency departments across the world.
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A rapidly-growing European medical device firm was looking for a partner for their high-end eye diagnostics device. Annual demand for this product is hundreds of units, with a design that could require modifications in order to respond to the changing market needs.
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Tom van Nunen defended his thesis at the department of Electrical Engineering on February 8th, 2023.
3D printed parts helped Endoscope-I save both time and money throughout their product development phase.
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Choosing a material for new Medical Device Development can have a major influence throughout your medical device life cycle, from design, prototyping, testing, regulatory approvals, and mass production to commercialization and even disposal. Every material has certain characteristics, which should be in consistent with the properties of the medical device as well as final applications.
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There’s a lot to think about when it comes to plastics for medical parts. At the top of the list are safety and, for parts going inside the body, longevity. So, which is the best to choose for your application?
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Success lies in open innovation and forging partnerships to further develop deep-tech, medical applications for its technology. So, at first glance, Eindhoven and its semiconductor and deep-tech focus isn’t the obvious place for a pharma company. Yet the founders of Emultech knew they needed to be here, and time has proved them right.
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