The medical market is an area in which new applications are continuously emerging as advances are made in all areas of medicine. One recent trend has been towards ever smaller devices for example minimally invasive surgery, point of care diagnosis, medical implants and a number of other applications. Another key trend is the acceptance of technological advances that can yield significant improvements in patient outcomes such as advanced wound dressings and surface treatments that offer improved biocompatibility for implanted devices.
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