Editorial

This issue highlights important presentations made at ‘The Indo-Australian Conference on Biomaterials, Implants, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BITE&RM 2007) ‘ organized jointly by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum and Australian Education International (AEI) , a part of the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and supported by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. It was held between January 10-12, 2007 at Trivandrum.....

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Cover Story

Indo-Australian Conference on Biomaterials Implants, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine.

Abstracts of Presentations Include :

• Factors Influencing The In Vivo Biomaterial Interface: Cellular recruitment and differentiation in Bone

• Biomaterials and Biocompatibility Challenges in Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

• Nanocomposite Elastomers : An Alternate Route to Developing Bioactive Medical Polymers

• Living Free Radical Polymerization as a Tool for Designing Well-Defined Materials for Biomedical Applications

• Development of Spictra Membrane Oxygenator System: A Historical Perspective

• Cartilage Tissue Engineering -Our Recent Experiences

• Orthoses for Assisting Regeneration of Cartilage in Knee Joints of Arthritis Patients

• Design and Development of Composite Hip Prosthesis

• Solid State Polymerization of Poly (lactic acid): Synthesis and Development of Kinetic Model via Functional Group Approach

• Efficiency of Silver Oxide Coating in Preventing an Ascending Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)

• A Novel Technique to Prepare Thermally Stable Hydroxyapatite

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Technology Event

National Conference On Polymers In Medical Applications

Department of Polymer Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering has successfully organized National Conference on Polymers in Medical Applications at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore on November 20-21, 2006...

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Manufacturing
 

Classification of Medical Devices
 

Dr. G.L. Jain - M.Sc. (Chem) Ph.D. (Bio-med Engg.)

A large variety of medical devices are available. However, the risk presented by a particular device depends substantially on a number of factors, including ...
 

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Global Trends

Pharmaceutical, Biotech And Medical Device Companies Need To Adopt Dramatic Changes

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Industry News

• DBT Initiative To Assess Quality Of Medical Devices

• Cinvention Sees Huge Potential For Drug Eluting Stents Market

• Healthcare Firms To Lead Job Creation

• Bilcare Receives US Patent For 3 Products

• White Paper On Pharma Vision 2020 To Be Presented To Centre Before March '07

• Indian Pharmacopoeia To Ink With European Counterpart

• MEF In Making To Promote Indigenous Designing Of Devices

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Did You Know ?

About Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents

Stents are small, lattice-shaped, metal tubes that are inserted permanently into arteries. They are used to hold open arteries that have narrowed due to plaque build-up (atherosclerosis). When artery walls thicken, the pathway for blood narrows. This can slow or block blood flow...

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Events

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