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New EU Rules for Medical Devices

After four years of negotiations, European lawmakers agreed on June 15 on a new EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The MDR is the equivalent to the FDA’s CDRH regulations in the United States and essentially specifies the applicable rules when importing medical devices into Europe, which is the world’s second-largest device market. Rules relate, for...… Continue Reading




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61% of Mobile Workers Trust Their Employer to Keep Personal Information Private on Their Mobile Devices - What can employers see on smartphones

Smartphones hold increasing amounts of sensitive personal data, so every device is now a mixed-use device. As a result, businesses must protect employee privacy as fiercely as corporate security.




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Eyeglass World Launches First Retail Collection of Prescription Lenses for Smart Glass Devices - Future of Eyewear

Eyeglass World launches first retail collection of smart glass technologies in the U.S., including specially designed prescription lens options and hardware for Recon, Vuzix and Epson wearable devices.




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Check Out This Amazing Inception PASIV Device Made By A Forum Member

Every now and then a forum member posts something so creative and impressive that I stop shouting in anger at my monitor. Today I'd like to highlight a particularly amazing post.




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Affordable Smart Home Devices in India: Enhance Convenience and Efficiency for All

Smart home technology is no longer a luxury reserved for the affluent. With advancements in technology, affordable smart home devices are now within reach for tech enthusiasts in India. These gadgets offer convenience and efficiency without straining your budget. Smart lighting




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Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars

A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries




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School calls time on pupils' smart devices

A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.




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AWAK's Portable Dialysis Device Offers New Hope for Kidney Patients

Highlights: AWAK Technologies' wearable peritoneal dialysis (PD) device could allow kidney patients to perform




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New Device Identifies Biomarkers in Breastfeeding

Researchers have developed a novel sensor capable of detecting sodium ions in breastmilk. This breakthrough is significant because elevated sodium levels




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New Low-cost Biochip Device can Detect Cancer in an Hour

A groundbreaking portable device developed by a team of researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso can quickly and affordably detect colorectal




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Pre-Budget 2024: Mapping Growth for India's Medical Device Sector

The medical devices industry in India is experiencing remarkable growth, with 2023 revenues reaching approximately (and) #8377;1,04,760 crores (US (Dollor) 12.8 billion).




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India's Growing Orthopedic Crisis Drives Demand for Advanced Devices

India is facing a growing burden of orthopedic disorders, fueled by an aging population, rising medlinkobesity rates/medlink, and a high number of road accidents.




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Defibrillation Devices Turn Out to Be Both Life-Saving and Power-Saving

Defibrillators can now save lives while consuming 1,000 times less power, according to a new study. The findings of the study are published in a paper i Chaos/i, by AIP Publishing (!--ref1--).




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New Protection Device Exceeds Expectations in Carotid Stenting

New Protection Device Exceeds Expectations in Carotid Stenting




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DUSA Pharmaceuticals Reports Notice of Allowance for Key PDT Device Patent

DUSA Pharmaceuticals Reports Notice of Allowance for Key PDT Device Patent




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Truth Behind Wearable Device Accuracy

medlinkWearable devices/medlink, including medlinksmartphones/medlink and smartwatches, lack essential sensors for accurate energy expenditure




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Bluetooth Tracking Devices Redefine Care Home Standards

Wearable Bluetooth devices offer insights into the care provided to residents in care homes, identifying those requiring increased social interaction (!--ref1--).




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Manufacturers of Medical Devices to Meet Risk Proportionate Regulatory Requirements

The Health Ministry has notified the Medical Devices Rule, 2017 in which manufacturers of medical devices will be required to meet risk proportionate regulatory requirements.




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Sniffing Out Microphones and Other Bugging Devices Yourself

Sniffing Out Microphones and Other Bugging Devices Yourself


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Japanese team makes new plastic device to help surgeons in robot-assisted heart surgery

A team of Japanese researchers has developed a that can help surgeons while performing robot-assisted heart surgery.




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Pharma industry welcomes Govt's move to launch Rs 500 Cr scheme for medical devices

The government's new Rs 500 crore scheme for the medical device industry will not only boost domestic manufacturing but also reduce reliance on import, said medtech leaders on Saturday.




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$1.5 billion Apple-Globalstar deal to transform direct to device satellite game

The $1.5 billion Apple-Globalstar deal packs a competitive punch for virtually all corners of the connectivity market ecosystem, from carriers to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).




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Samsung’s self-repair program now covers 50 devices, including foldables

Since launching its self-repair program in August 2022, Samsung has been aggressively adding new devices to the mix. Another upgrade this week brings the current offering up to 50 products (when you factor in variants like the Plus and Ultra), including smartphones, tablets, TVs, laptops, monitors, soundbars and even a projector. There are 14 new […]

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Samsung is bringing Galaxy AI features to more devices

Samsung is bringing its Galaxy AI features to more devices through a new One UL 6.1 update coming in late March, the company announced today. The features are coming to the Galaxy S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold5 and Z Flip5, as well as Tab S9 Ultra, Tab S9+ and Tab S9. The AI features […]

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Google brings new Gemini features and Wear OS 5 to Samsung devices

The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be more suitable for foldables with the ability to use Gemini with overlay and split screen interfaces.

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Tips and Tricks for Protecting Your Devices Against Malware and Cyber Threats

Protecting your devices from malware and viruses is crucial. With increasing cyber threats, tech enthusiasts must stay vigilant. This guide explores advanced strategies to safeguard your gadgets, ensuring they remain secure and efficient. Malware and viruses are malicious software designed to




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Apple Intelligence Now Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac: How to Install? List of Supported Devices, Top Features

Apple has unveiled Apple Intelligence, a suite of features designed to enhance iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. This innovation is available through free software updates: iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. It aims to simplify daily tasks with advanced




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Essential Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Tech Devices Effectively

In today's digital age, tech devices are integral to our lives. From smartphones to laptops, these gadgets require regular care. A cleaning and maintenance schedule ensures optimal performance and longevity. This guide offers insights for tech enthusiasts keen on preserving their




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Two Malicious Apps on Google Play Infect 11 Million Devices Worldwide: Are You Safe?

Researchers from Kaspersky have identified a resurgence of the Necro malware in two popular Android apps, affecting over 11 million users. This malicious code, concealed within legitimate-looking apps, has once again raised concerns about the security of mobile apps on Google




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Apple Users In India Advised To Update Devices Due To Critical Security Vulnerabilities

Apple users in India are being urged to take immediate action after a cybersecurity alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) warned of critical vulnerabilities across several Apple operating systems. These flaws, spanning iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS,




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Experimental assessment of low temperature plasma devices for bacterial aerosol inactivation in the air duct of HVAC systems

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1836-1846
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00158C, Paper
Yang Lv, Xiaodong Wang, Beibei Wang, Wenjie Yuan
This study evaluates the effectiveness of low temperature plasma (LTP) devices in the air duct of HVAC systems, achieving 82% bacterial aerosol inactivation under optimal conditions, advocating their use in public buildings to improve air quality.
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Recent developments and future perspectives of microfluidics and smart technologies in wearable devices

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1833-1866
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00089G, Critical Review
Sasikala Apoorva, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Kamalalayam Rajan Sreejith
Wearable devices are increasingly popular in health monitoring, diagnosis, and drug delivery. Advances allow real-time analysis of biofluids like sweat, tears, saliva, wound fluid, and urine.
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Tuneable hydrogel patterns in pillarless microfluidic devices

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2094-2106
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01082A, Paper
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Claudia Olaizola-Rodrigo, Sujey Palma-Florez, Teodora Ranđelović, Clara Bayona, Mehran Ashrafi, Josep Samitier, Anna Lagunas, Mònica Mir, Manuel Doblaré, Ignacio Ochoa, Rosa Monge, Sara Oliván
A novel methodology utilizing plasma surface treatment enables the construction of cell culture chambers featuring abutment-free patterns, facilitating the precise distribution of shear stress.
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Development of a self-contained microfluidic chip and an internet-of-things-based point-of-care device for automated identification of respiratory viruses

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00933E, Paper
Open Access
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Huynh Quoc Nguyen, Van Dan Nguyen, Vu Minh Phan, Tae Seok Seo
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the in vitro diagnostic market, leading to the development of new technologies such as point-of-care testing (POCT), multiplex testing, and digital health platforms.
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An economical in-class sticker microfluidic activity develops student expertise in microscale physics and device manufacturing

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2176-2192
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00912B, Paper
Open Access
Priscilla Delgado, C. Alessandra Luna, Anjana Dissanayaka, Oluwamayokun Oshinowo, Jesse J. Waggoner, Sara Schley, Todd Fernandez, David R. Myers
This activity enables students to construct geometrically complex microfluidics at their desk with no specialized equipment. It can be easily transported, and helped students significantly improve their understanding of miniaturization science.
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Distance-based paper analytical device for multiplexed quantification of cytokine biomarkers using carbon dots integrated with molecularly imprinted polymer

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2262-2271
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00055B, Paper
Kawin Khachornsakkul, Ruben Del-Rio-Ruiz, Lita Chheang, Wenxin Zeng, Sameer Sonkusale
A carbon dots and dopamine-imprinted polymer was immobilized onto a distance-based paper channel for simultaneous detection of three cytokine biomarkers without requiring expensive reagents and instruments.
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Actuation for flexible and stretchable microdevices

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2146-2175
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01086D, Critical Review
Uditha Roshan, Amith Mudugamuwa, Haotian Cha, Samith Hettiarachchi, Jun Zhang, Nam-Trung Nguyen
This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art actuation mechanisms for flexible and stretchable microdevices.
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A novel ratiometric design of microfluidic paper-based analytical device for the simultaneous detection of Cu2+ and Fe3+ in drinking water using a fluorescent MOF@tetracycline nanocomposite

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2306-2316
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01045G, Paper
Sabah H. Al-Jaf, Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen, Khalid M. Omer
On-site monitoring of ions in drinking water is essential for safeguarding public health, ensuring high water quality, and preserving the ecological balance of aquatic ecosystems.
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High-resolution low-cost LCD 3D printing for microfluidic and organ-on-a-chip devices

Lab Chip, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01125A, Paper
Open Access
Houda Shafique, Vahid Karamzadeh, Geunyong Kim, Molly L. Shen, Yonatan Morocz, Ahmad Sohrabi Kashani, David Juncker
The fabrication of microfluidic devices has progressed from cleanroom manufacturing to replica molding in polymers, and more recently to direct manufacturing by subtractive (e.g., laser machining) and additive (e.g., 3D...
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Development of a microfluidic device to enrich and detect zearalenone in food using quantum dot-embedded molecularly imprinted polymers

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00193A, Paper
Marti Z. Hua, Shenmiao Li, M. S. Roopesh, Xiaonan Lu
A QD-MIP based microfluidic device to detect mycotoxin in food.
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Novel supramolecular luminescent metallogels containing Tb(III) and Eu(III) ions with benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid gelator: advancing semiconductor applications in microelectronic devices

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12829-12840
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA07903A, Paper
Open Access
Subhendu Dhibar, Aiswarya Mohan, Kripasindhu Karmakar, Bijnaneswar Mondal, Arpita Roy, Saranya Babu, Parul Garg, Pradip Ruidas, Subham Bhattacharjee, Sanjay Roy, Ashok Bera, Soumya Jyoti Ray, Padmanabhan Predeep, Bidyut Saha
Supramolecular metallogels with Tb(III)- and Eu(III)-ions, formed using benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, display remarkable stability at room temperature. They hold promise for use in electronics, notably as reliable ambient Schottky barrier diodes.
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Smart materials for flexible electronics and devices: hydrogel

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12984-13004
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01168F, Review Article
Open Access
Taposhree Dutta, Pavan Chaturvedi, Ignacio Llamas-Garro, Jesús Salvador Velázquez-González, Rakesh Dubey, Satyendra Kumar Mishra
In recent years, flexible conductive materials have attracted considerable attention for their potential use in flexible energy storage devices, touch panels, sensors, memristors, and other applications.
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Integration of paper-based analytical devices with digital microfluidics for colorimetric detection of creatinine

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00688G, Paper
Larissa G. Velasco, Danielly S. Rocha, Richard P. S. de Campos, Wendell K. T. Coltro
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a platform that allows the automated manipulation of individual droplets, ranging from nanoliters to microliters, and coupling sensing techniques can be facilitated by paper-based devices (PAD).
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Automatic detection of fluorescent droplets for droplet digital PCR: a device capable of processing multiple microscope images

Analyst, 2024, 149,5213-5224
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01028K, Paper
Kaihao Mao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Qisheng Yang, Meiying Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Yinghao Zhang, Yukun Ren
An automated microscope image detection device (A-MMD) is designed to detect fluorescent droplets in droplet digital PCR images captured by multiple microscopes.
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Screen printed 3D microfluidic paper-based and modifier-free electroanalytical device for clozapine sensing

Analyst, 2024, 149,5411-5422
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01136H, Paper
Open Access
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Mohammad Hossein Ghanbari, Markus Biesalski, Oliver Friedrich, Bastian J. M. Etzold
Screen printing was employed for the first time to examine the effect of electrode size and arrangement on the performance of a microfluidic paper-based electroanalytical device for clozapine sensing.
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A gold nanomaterial-integrated distance-based analytical device for uric acid quantification in human urine samples

Analyst, 2024, 149,5518-5526
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01139B, Paper
Tapparath Leelasattarathkul, Thithawat Trakoolwilaiwan, Kawin Khachornsakkul
A simple and low-cost distance-based paper analytical device (dPAD) was combined with gold nanomaterials for uric acid quantification.
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Liquid saliva-based Raman spectroscopy device with on-board machine learning detects COVID-19 infection in real-time

Analyst, 2024, 149,5535-5545
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00729H, Paper
Open Access
Katherine J. I. Ember, Nassim Ksantini, Frédérick Dallaire, Guillaume Sheehy, Trang Tran, Mathieu Dehaes, Madeleine Durand, Dominique Trudel, Frédéric Leblond
Raman spectroscopy and machine learning is used in combination to detect COVID-19 positive saliva in liquid form.
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Optimization of preparation conditions and design of device configurations for Cu3AsS4 solar cells: a combined study of first-principles calculations and SCAPS-1D device simulations

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03392B, Paper
Yi Huang, Changqing Lin, Yang Xue, Bingyuan Huang, Dan Huang
Former studies have investigated the band structure and optoelectronic properties of Cu3AsS4 and suggested that it is a promising photovoltaic (PV) absorber. However, its power conversion efficiency (PCE) from experiments...
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SERS-based microdevices for use as in vitro diagnostic biosensors

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01055D, Review Article
Sungwoon Lee, Hajun Dang, Joung-Il Moon, Kihyun Kim, Younju Joung, Sohyun Park, Qian Yu, Jiadong Chen, Mengdan Lu, Lingxin Chen, Sang-Woo Joo, Jaebum Choo
This review explores various microdevices developed for applying SERS technology to in vitro diagnostics and delves into their clinical applications.
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PM Modi virtually inaugurates new manufacturing plant of medical devices at Meril Company in Vapi