In this week’s healthcare design reading roundup, there’s innovation in medical device design, a hard look at the actual materials that make wearable tech wearable and a thoughtful discussion of how healing art should operate in labor and delivery.
1. Abbott is designing a stent that dissolves inside the body.
2. The five materials making wearable tech possible. Sick of reading about smart watches and Google Glass? Check out some of the materials that actually make wearable medtech wearable.
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3. Why wall art selection is very important to healthcare design. Are pictures of chubby-cheeked babies great for labor and delivery departments or not? Check out the discussion Christie Mayer, senior project designer at PACIFIC 33 architects, had with a colleague.