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Nanotechnologies with a particular emphasis on composites, surfaces and laser processing will be discussed.

Potential applications of bulk-sized Nitinol components will benefit from the study of shape memory recovery and superelasticity of bulk-dimensioned Nitinol material, while a presentation on R-phase transformation and its effects on practical stent design, and an application of a hepatic vein occluder for controlling bleeding during liver resection surgery will be featured.

This year's Materials R&D presentations encompass five sessions on new metal and ceramic materials for biomedical applications; mechanical properties and processing of titanium alloys; characterization of active biomedical materials and tissues; optimization of active biomedical materials and tissues; optimization of alloys and processing for wire and tubular applications; and materials processing and reliability.

A Regulatory Affairs session provides information on status of Chinese device regulations, issues related to litigation of approved devices and safety of MRI visualization of implant pathology in presence of device.

The Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Exposition on Aug. 11-12 complements the unique, focused nature of the conference. "Unlike other expositions serving the medical device sector, MPMD was not created to be the biggest event, nor was our goal to cover all aspects of medical devices," Gilbert said. "Instead, we have created a targeted event focusing on materials, testing, and processing related to medical devices, that his is where MPMD excels."

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