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Biomaterials 95 Cosmic conditions


Space exploration has yielded many scientific developments over the years, with healthcare one of several areas that has benefited. Both NASA and the International Space Station (ISS) Laboratory recently signalled their desire to continue this trend by seeking new proposals to demonstrate the manufacture of biomaterials in microgravity. Mae Losasso speaks to Kevin Tabury, scientific researcher at SCK CEN, Professor Lorenzo Moroni, chair of the Complex Tissue Regeneration department and vice-director of MERLN, and Professor William Wagner, director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, to better understand what microgravity can offer.


99 The sterilisation of thermoplastics Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials


100Optimal gelatin- based biomaterial Rousselot Biomedical


Coatings & surface treatment


102 Bubbling to the surface Researchers from the University


Medical Device Developments / www.nsmedicaldevices.com 106 11


of Sydney Nano Institute and School of Chemistry have conducted research, which revealed that tiny gas bubbles – nanobubbles just 100 billionths of a meter high – form on surfaces in unexpected situations, providing a new way to reduce drag in small-scale devices. Kim Thomas speaks to Professor Chiara Neto, who led the research, to find out how they made the discovery and what its implications are for the future of microfluidic devices.


105The right coating solution Formacoat


Packaging, supply & logistics 106 Chips down


Since the pandemic, and arguably even before, journalists and politicians have been exercised by a growing shortage in semiconductors. That’s as true as anywhere in the medical device industry, with manufacturers warning that supply issues could soon impact production. But in the shadow of aggressive government plans to address the shortfall, is it possible that the scale of the global chip drought has been exaggerated? Andrea Valentino talks to Robert Lewis, a senior international consultant at Chance Bridge Partners, to explore the importance of chips to the global economy, what the US and other Western powers are doing to secure semiconductors in the years ahead – and whether leaving the whole system to the free market may be more sensible.


Events 111 Events to look out for in…


115 Product showcase


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