When medical devices such as pacemakers are implanted in the body, they usually provoke an immune response that leads to buildup of scar tissue around the implant. This scarring, known as fibrosis, ...

A medical patch is supposed to protect skin, not suffocate it. Yet many of the materials used in modern bandages, wearable ...

Advanced coating techniques like magnetron sputtering and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) are becoming crucial for medical devices. These techniques offer many benefits, such as ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a ground-breaking material that is designed to prevent the buildup of scar tissue around implantable devices. The ...

Increased functionality, versatility, and ease of use are among the characteristics that the latest coatings can add to a medical product. William Leventon The latest generation of device coatings can ...

Researchers led by Jiawei Yang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, have designed a modular system that could ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, reducing the risks associated with blood clots and dangerous bleeding. The new ...

Biofouling—the unwanted accumulation of proteins, cells, and bacteria on medical device surfaces—remains one of the biggest threats to implant longevity and patient safety. From blood-clotting ...

According to folklore, silver bullets kill werewolves, but in the real world, researchers want to harness this metal to fight another deadly foe: bacteria. Recently, scientists have tried to develop a ...