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  Accelerated Aging in Medical Devices: What It Actually Tells You

  Accelerated aging in medical devices is a testing method used to estimate how a product will perform over time by exposing it to elevated conditions, most often heat. In simple terms, it is a way to simulate months or years of aging in a much shorter timeframe.

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  Medical vs Wellness Device Example

  This medical vs wellness example shows how device classification can directly change functionality. Even when hardware is similar, what the device is allowed to do can be very different.

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  Effective Estimation for Informed Decision Making

  This blog provides an overview of the major steps involved in estimating cost and schedule. Though this is specifically based on medical devices, similar projects across a variety of industries will follow similar steps.

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  Medical Device Cleaning Process Explained

  Medical device cleaning is more complex than it seems. In this Bio Break episode, Nick and Nigel unpack what really goes into cleaning medical devices and why it cannot be treated like a simple wipe-down process.

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  Gram Positive vs Negative Bacteria Explained

  Understanding gram positive vs negative bacteria is essential when studying sterility, microbiology, and antibiotic effectiveness. While many people think the difference is only about staining, the reality is much deeper.

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  Why 70% Alcohol Sanitizer Works Better Than 100%

  Nick and Nigel explore the science behind hand sanitizer formulations. They discuss how alcohol interacts with bacterial cells, why water improves its effectiveness, and what the additional ingredients in sanitizer actually do.

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  How Penicillin Works

  Antibiotics changed medicine forever, but many people still wonder how penicillin works at a biological level. Nick and Nigel break down the science behind one of the most important antibiotics ever discovered.

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  Wasted Potential: The Reality of Medical Waste by the Numbers

  Did you know that 5-8% of total national carbon footprints come from the healthcare sector? Much of this (around 80%) is general waste – such as from office work – and the rest (~20%) requires special handling due to its dangerous nature.

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  Medical Device Bioburden and Sterilization Explained

  Nick and Nigel explore how much bacteria can exist on devices and why it matters. They explain that bacteria are everywhere.

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