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Features
12 BIOMODELLING USING HYDROGELS Austin Coffey and colleagues at Waterford Institute of Technology have engineered a new class of hydrogels with exceptional properties
16 CHOOSING A CONTRACT DEVICE DEVELOPER Andrew Gibbs of Warwick Design Consultants discusses how to work with a contract development organisation and make the partnership a winning one
20 IMPROVING DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SKILLS Pete Moores of the National Physical Laboratory highlights ten key measurement questions manufacturers should be asking themselves
23 BUILDING THE FUTURE WITH BIOMEDICAL TEXTILES Todd Blair of Biomedical Structures outlines the capabilities of fibres and encourages designers to consider using them in a range of applications
27 TACKLING INTEROPERABILITY WITHIN DALLAS Nigel Dallard of Advanced Digital Institute reports on the work of the dallas programme designed to deliver assisted living at scale
33 POWDERS IN MANUFACTURING Phil Jackson of Ceram highlights the important role of powders in the manufacture of medical devices and in creating improved products
37 PRODUCT EVOLUTION Neil Cant of Xograph Technologies provides food for thought as he describes re-designing the bougie used in esophageal dilatation
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