In point of care testing (POCT) systems, liquids are typically
moved through a self-contained consumable cartridge using air
pressure. These instruments can call for precise response times...
Posted On 04/15/2021
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Have you been frustrated with going through multiple design
iterations when rubber components are failing due to high stresses
or your device has been leaking due to insufficient compression?
Have you...
Posted On 04/07/2021
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Life Science is a broad and far-reaching industry and includes
numerous segments such as Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology, Clinical Diagnostics, and Analytical Chemistry. Many
of the...
Posted On 04/06/2021
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Medical technology continues to evolve towards diagnosis and
treatment equipment that is closer to the patient - wearable
or in the home. Examples include point of care
diagnostics, dialysis,...
Posted On 03/31/2021
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Improvements to a drug delivery system (DDS) can control the
consistency and increase the quality of drug delivery. Parker’s
self-sealing polyisoprene is designed to improve on existing
systems...
Posted On 03/25/2021
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Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy or of performing
consistently well. Here at Parker, we’ve made reliability the focus
of our products since the company was established; this has...
Posted On 03/10/2021
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Mitigating the contamination risk in biopharmaceutical
manufacturing is essential for two reasons: Obviously, product
safety for patients is of paramount importance, but manufacturers
must also be...
Posted On 03/09/2021
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Air handling unit (AHU) filters are used in an HVAC system to
prevent dust and other contaminants from circulating in a building.
They help improve indoor air quality (IAQ), which has become...
Posted On 02/25/2021
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In clinical diagnostics, the fastest-growing segment is
point-of-care testing (POCT). POCT consists of medical
diagnostic testing performed close to the patient, instead of a
traditional centralized...
Posted On 02/10/2021
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Biopharmaceutical manufacturers have traditionally implemented bulk
final filtration and bulk dispensing as two separate unit
operations – with multiple operators assigned to carrying them
out....
Posted On 10/15/2020
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As well as pharmaceutical production based on complex organic
molecules, manufacturing of advanced biologic drugs and vaccines
must ensure that in-process contamination risks are mitigated...
Posted On 09/21/2020
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Hit and hold circuits enable solenoid valves to be energized to
full power and held for a short duration of time before voltage and
current are reduced significantly to lower levels, while...
Posted On 09/10/2020
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Improving indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a major focus in
manufacturing, industrial, and other commercial environments for
decades, given that poor IAQ can not only cause immediate
deleterious...
Posted On 09/08/2020
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In bulk dispense operations, filtration can sometimes be treated as
either a completely separate unit operation or in some systems as a
bolt-on – an optional module that while performing this
critical...
Posted On 09/03/2020
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Direct acting solenoid valves require a significant amount of
electrical power to change from a normally closed state to an open
or actuated state. Once the valve is fully actuated, the amount...
Posted On 08/28/2020
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There are several technology options in precision measurement
devices but the two that have frequently been compared against
each other are thermal mass flow and differential pressure mass
flow. These...
Posted On 07/30/2020
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Cell culture media is a key component of upstream bioprocessing
needed to encourage the growth and survival of cells. This is vital
to achieving a viable cell density and, ultimately, the...
Posted On 07/28/2020
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Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a rapidly expanding segment of
the healthcare industry. This expansion is driven by an
increasingly diverse array of advanced medical diagnostic equipment
that can be...
Posted On 07/22/2020
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Chiller or water cooling systems are used for temperature control
in many applications, from industrial manufacturing to food
and beverage to commercial applications for hospitals and
medical. In many...
Posted On 07/22/2020
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Single-use technology has major benefits for the biopharmaceutical
manufacturing industry. It enables rapid turnaround times between
batches and allows facilities to be multi-product while...
Posted On 07/21/2020
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