Presentation on Biodegradable Thiol-Modified Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels
CPG researchers Yuri Svirkin, Adam Kozak, and Gavin Braithwaite will be presenting their work on thiol-modified PVA hydrogels at the Fall Materials Research Society Meeting in Boston at 4:45 pm on December 3rd (Paper E5.09). Abstract Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a well-respected biomaterial and forms highly hydrated hydrogels. It has been used in a number […]
How Dense is that?
Density, or the ratio of the mass of an object to its volume, is a commonly reported material parameter. Density is influenced by the chemical composition of the material, crystallinity, and porosity. The chemical composition depends on the elements that make up the material. Plastics are normally composed of hydrocarbons (carbon and hydrogen), which have […]
Updates from the November F04 ASTM Meeting
The medical device task group of ASTM met in Jacksonville, FL from November 12-15th. The meeting starting with a workshop on modularity and tapers in total joint replacement devices, and discussed potential issues with femoral head fretting. The cleanliness task group worked on two draft standards. The first, a guideline for validation of medical device […]