Archive for the ‘Materials’ Category
Friday, January 6th, 2012
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Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have developed photo-regulated self-assembling macroscopic materials that preserve their adhesive properties in water. The research may inform the ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
From the wire: A new online toolkit developed at MIT and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory allows researchers to find materials with specific properties by exploring an ever-growing database of more than 18,000 chemical compounds. The site’s tools can quickly predict how two compounds will react with one another, what that ...
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Materials technology consultancy Ceram reports that it has developed a new range of hydroxyapatite (HA) biomaterials. By substituting different elements into HA to change its basic chemical makeup whilst retaining its physical structure, Ceram has been able to produce a range of multi-elements-substituted hydroxyapatite (mx-HA). The biomaterial's properties extend ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Washington State University researchers have used a 3-D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that can be used in orthopaedic procedures, dental work and to deliver medicine for treating osteoporosis. Paired with actual bone, it acts as a scaffold on which new bone can grow and ultimately dissolves ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Researchers at Toyobo Co. (Osaka, Japan) have developed an antithrombogenic coating that could suppress systemic inflammatory response (SIR) syndrome. By using biologically active agents instead of heparin, the scientists were able to dramatically improve the materials’ inhibition of SIR.
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Last week, the medical trade fair Medica and the medical manufacturing supplier trade fair Compamed took place, attracting visitors from around the world.
At Medica, the German packaging supplier PolyCine introduced a processing technique that blocks migration of plasticisers from PVC. EMDT Editor in Chief Norbert Sparrow spoke with PolyCine's Head ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Almost all ostomy bags and pouches are made from PVC or PVDC, says Colleen Ward, Global Director of Marketing for Avery Dennison Medical, and there’s a good reason for that. “Those materials have excellent barrier properties, and that’s especially important in ostomy applications."
On the other hand, these materials and their ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
A research team at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) has developed multifunctional surface coatings that enable bone tissue to form in areas were it did not originally exist, according to a university press release. The research is described in a dissertation by Sonya Piskounova.
The coatings consist of a layer of hydroxyapatite, ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
With the exception of blood-pressure cuffs, it never occurred to me to put Velcro and medical devices in the same thought bubble. The distinctive ripping sound the material makes as it is pulled apart and its generally gritty aspect just don't lend it a medical aura. So when I saw ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Even if medical-grade PVC is still a healthcare staple, the narrative on the use of PVC in medical applications has been driven largely by the prohibition crowd. The health impact of plasticisers leaching from the material into patients' bodies has put the media spotlight squarely on PVC-alternative materials. PolyCine is ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Combination products and drug-delivery technologies continue to be fertile areas of medtech innovation. That was proved again last week, as Frost & Sullivan published new analysis on minimally invasive combination products and DSM Biomaterials reported developments regarding its bioerodible carrier material.
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
UK-based contract research and personalised medicine company Epistem has announced a partnership with Dr Matthew Hardman at the University of Manchester for the further development and commercialisation of cutaneous wound-healing technology developed in Hardman's lab. The partnership has been awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant from the Technology Strategy ...
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