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Backboards made from composites. The site has a table of proeprties for the materials used in the boards. Biocomposites - Design and Applications
Online textbook covering natural and man-made composites in biological systems. Very detailed; good technical content. Extensive bibliography.
Biomedical News Archive
Archive of news items about the use of composites in biological and medical applications. Cut-Resistant Surgical Gloves
Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing fiber-latex surgical gloves that are more resistant to cuts than standard latex gloves. Florida/NASA Business Incubation Center
Newsletter announcing the opening of this NASA center. Composites technology from RLVs is benefiting other applications, such as an instrumented obstetrical forceps. Foresee
Prosthetics and prosthetic accessories made from carbon composites. Brief overviews of products and pictures; not much technical information. Northwest Podiatric Laboratory
Manufacturer of orthotic inserts made from graphite thermoplastic composites. Some general material info, but not much specific to orthotics. Sparta
Orthotics and prosthetics made from composites. Good pictures of products, especially of the lightweight composite crutch. United States Manufacturing Company (USMC)
Manufacturer of Black Max Composite systems for above knee prosthetics. A bit of technical info, but most of the site just describes the products. Victrex
Producer of PEEK polymers. This page describes the properties that make PEEK good for medical applications and shows some sample products. General info also available.
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