Web sites

Citation

Mytum-Smithson, J. (2005), "Web sites", Sensor Review, Vol. 25 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2005.08725dag.001

Web sites

Keywords: Medical equipment, Sensors, Internet

www.companyseek.com/medicalequipmentmanufacturers.htm

This useful very large web page contains a list of many companies essentially forming a directory of Medical Equipment and Device Manufacturers. There are links from this list to the individual company's website. The brief description beside each company name narrows down the amount of web surfing needed to find the correct supplier for whatever product you desire.

www.nanoapex.com/

NanoApex is a web site which focuses on Nano and MEMS technology. Here you will be able to find plenty of information on Nano and MEMS technology ranging from what the technology encompasses and which industries it's currently used in. There is a section on medical sensors which contains links for other sites of sensor manufacturers, Universities involved in research and news and research articles.

There are opportunities to rate the links or report a dead link which should cut down on the irritating “missing page syndrome”. A large list of publications ensures you will always be able to find the specific magazine for your particular area of engineering. The useful search engine will ensure you will be able to locate your particular interest with ease.

www.medicaldevicedevelopments.com/

This is the web site of the publication Medical Device Developments. According to their web site “Medical Device Developments is published in response to the increased information needs of the major global medical device manufacturers/OEMs”. The magazine back issues are available online as pdfs. A useful reader enquiry form enables you to request information to be sent directly about any of the products featured in the issue. The site itself is graphically of a high quality and easy to navigate. There is a long list of supporting companies with links providing an easy to access an international list of medical device manufacturers.

Jessica Mytum-Smithson