Stories & Features

  • Extrusion and Injection Molding Capabilities for Tubing and Connections

    May 13, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    In the medical field, precision isn’t optional—it’s essential. At IDEX Health & Science, we specialize in custom medical tubing solutions engineered to meet your exact specifications, helping you streamline development and ensure consistent performance in critical applications.
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    Extrusion and injection molding tubing
  • Tube-in-Manifold Capillary Column Capabilities

    May 12, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    We are developing several capabilities around a novel tube-in-manifold capillary column platform concept, the concept features a cylindrical fluid path with wide radius bends, designed to address the many performance and robustness issues associated with both legacy etched channel Chip-LC, and standard capillary columns currently being used for Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry.
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  • Limitations of Spectral Measurements

    May 6, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    Spectral measurements of filters using standard spectrometers suffer from a few limitations, especially when attempting to measure very steep edges and sharp transitions. Read this blog to learn more!
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    Limitations of Spectral Measurements
  • Value Added Tubing Capabilities

    Apr 29, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    From customized labeling to customized packaging, we can tailor your tubing and assemblies into kits to sell directly to end-users or fit as a kit for your intended use.
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    Value added tubing capabilities from IDEX Health & Science
  • Are You Making These 3 Optical Filter Mistakes?

    Apr 25, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    Optical filters are critical for precision imaging, fluorescence applications, and laser-based systems, but small miscalculations can lead to signal loss, distortion, or suboptimal performance. Choosing and specifying the correct optical filters is crucial to success in these types of biological experiments. Here are examples of three common optical filter mistakes and how to avoid them.
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    Are You Making These 3 Optical Filter Mistakes?
  • Discover the Valve Design for Your Next Life Science Project

    Apr 2, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    To be your trusted valve partner in life sciences, our designs are stringently tested in the lab to ensure they meet your system needs. The combination of advanced polymer valve-sealing surfaces ensures complete biocompatibility and longevity.
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    A view of a custom valve design from IDEX Health & Science
  • The DGC-020 Degasser

    Mar 31, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    Fluidic degassers have an essential role in your fluidics platform—ensuring accurate aspiration and dispensing of your critical reagents. Our new DGC-020 degasser removes dissolved gases in the 5-20 mL/min (80-330µL/sec) flow rate range before bubbles form and cause unwanted system disruptions.
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    efficient degassing, long life time, flexible design
  • TitanHP 8/9 Selection and Distribution Valve

    Mar 31, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    Small in size and delivering substantial performance the TitanHP 8/9 valve was designed and tested to ensure reproducible, predictable performance. With optimized internal passages to reduce system pressure and ensure full biocompatibility, this valve has been tested over millions of cycles to ensure minimal downtime and reduced total cost of ownership.
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  • BioTight—a Press-Fit Ferrule Fitting

    Mar 31, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    Do you struggle to source easy-to-use fittings suitable for low-pressure applications in confined spaces? Meet BioTight from IDEX Health & Science—a new press-fit ferrule and lock ring combination fitting that is ideal for low-pressure fluidic applications.
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    introducing biotight fittings
  • Medical Device and Life Science Tubing Dimensions, Materials, and Colors

    Mar 24, 2025 by IDEX Health & Science

    We design tubing to your exact specifications, saving you time and complexity. Our tubing is available in a variety of colors, dimensions, and materials.
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