Minimizing Risk in Medical Device Material Selection
Are you selecting materials for use in a medical device and feeling overwhelmed by the dizzying array of material options? In this webinar, Dr. Brian Ralston shares the process CPG uses to help clients select and test materials to minimize risk and maximize safety, efficacy, and prospects for regulatory approval. Brian Ralston, Ph.D., P.E., researches […]
It Is All About Size
Ethylene gas, hexane, paraffin wax, and polyethylene all have the same chemical building block, namely an ethylene group (CH2-CH2). The difference in properties in these materials comes from the number of ethylene groups that make up a single molecule. Ethylene gas has a single group (or repeat unit), hexane has 3, and polyethylene can go […]
Cobalt Brew: Frothy Foam, Sick Heart
The normal effects of beer consumption are well known. The ethanol in beer enters the blood stream and eventually makes it to the brain, where the ethanol molecules can sit between brain cells and interfere with neurotransmission, the electrochemical process that controls the activities in the brain, such as body movement, communication, and general thought […]