COMPAMED - The trade fair for suppliers and manufacturers of medical technologies invites you to Düsseldorf / Germany from 18 - 21 November 2019.

They might leak, explode or catch fire – these are the risks associated with the use of conventional lithium-ion batteries and their liquid components. Solid-state batteries are the beacon of hope for increased safety. One of the biggest hurdles in the development of these rechargeable batteries is the long charging time. Scientists from Jülich have now developed a new cell type that takes only one hour to fully charge the battery. How did they do it? By using a clever choice of materials.

COMPAMED 2018 once again this year offers a large number of innovations for the supplier industry and product development. In order to keep an overview of all the variety of products and services, this special provides you with a brief insight and tips for events. To do this, we have grabbed two of the most interesting technologies and taken a close look at them. 

Mirrored slides now allow significantly sharper images / 20x better resolution than an ordinary light microscope - Scientists at the University of Würzburg have been able to boost current super-resolution microscopy by a novel tweak.

Usually, medical devices are not needed where they are produced. Suitable packaging must therefore be used for transport or storage. But what does such packaging look like? Which materials are suitable for this? And how do I label a medical product correctly?