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In the United States alone, over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant list. Around 17 of these people will die per day without having received the transplant. It’s clear that organs from human donors will never be adequate for everyone looking for a transplant....

The sterilization process is a process that requires regular verification and key control in the production process of medical devices. The purpose of product sterilization is to make the product free of any type of surviving microorganisms. As the most used...

While there is no shortage of new and innovative technologies being explored nowadays, we find few of them as exciting as nanofibers. From tissue reconstruction to more effective and compact filters for air pollutants, there is a lot of potential for this up and...

Although PLA is one of the most commonly used materials in 3D printing and one of the most popular bioplastics, not many people know that there is more than one type of PLA out there. Variations of PLA are mostly based on the ways in which its chemical structure can...

The world of cosmetics has seen a lot of development and improvement in the past couple of years. From the usual powder and makeup that people wear – to surgeries and implants for a lot of parts of the face and the body. Among the many different types of aesthetic...

Do you know PLGA(Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) are widely used in medical devices?  Yes, there are many types of plga polymer in the market. They have different ratios, viscosity, end group,s, and shapes. In this PLGA buying guide, I am going to explain the...

Biodegradable polymers are often used in drug delivery applications because of their biocompatibility. They can be used as binders in tablets and they work as flow controlling agents in liquids, suspensions, and emulsions. In addition, they can be used for controlled...

There are many different types of biodegradable materials in the market. Few of them are processed naturally in the environment, such as Chitin. Other degradable materials are synthesized chemically.  Through special processes, we could obtain material that meed our...

We’ve come a long way since the very first stitches, which were essentially just sewing thread and a needle. Today, stitches, or sutures as they are also called, are more sophisticated than ever and in fact, they include dissolvable sutures that don’t even require a...