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TriboFilm Research

TriboFilm Research is a technology development company specialising in medical device lubricants. With funding assistance from the US National Institutes of Health SBIR grants, TriboFilm has developed two alternative coatings to silicone oil: TriboGlide-DS® & TriboLink-Si®.


Headquarters
TriboFilm Research Inc
625 Hutton Street
Suite 105
Raleigh
NC 27606
United States

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T: +1 919 838 2844

Articles by TriboFilm Research

WEARABLES
Dr Jackson Thornton
HOW LUBRICANT CHOICE AFFECTS DOSE ACCURACY IN INSULIN PUMPS
The development of fully automated, closed-loop glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems can closely mimic a real pancreas. However, since the patient is not directly involved in administering the dose, these devices depend on one key factor - dosing accuracy. Jackson Thornton and Vinay Sakhrani examine how lubricant selection in the insulin cartridge, typically an afterthought, can make the delivery device more accurate.
PREFILLED SYRINGES
Dr Jackson Thornton
NEXT-GENERATION LUBRICATION SOLUTIONS
Jackson D Thornton; Daniel E Jonsen and Vinay Sakhrani (corresponding author) discuss the importance of lubrication in prefilled syringes, especially in auto injector applications.
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