Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine
Crumpled Carbon Nanotube Forests to Power Medical Devices
Most implantable and wearable medical devices benefit from having on-board batteries powering them, but because conventional batteries have specific internal geometries, they end up being blocky and not flexible. This limits development of the...
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Two-Dimensional Nanodisks Deliver Proteins, Growth Factors to Repair Cartilage
Once cartilage is damaged, there is little that can be done to repair it. Unlike many other tissues, cartilage doesn't heal well and consequences of injuries and disease can last a lifetime. Now researchers at Texas A&M University have...
Nanomedicine
Microscopic Robots Scrape at Bacterial Biofilms to Clean Teeth
Anyone unaware of what biofilms are should know that brushing one's teeth and receiving regular dental cleanings are recommended primarily to fight bacterial biofilms. Bacteria group together and protect themselves with a unique shield that...
Nanomedicine
Electrospinning Gun Protects Wounds with Nanofiber Mesh
An Israeli company called Nanomedic has begun showing off its impressive device for applying an electrospun material to the surface of wounds. Electrospinning involves using electricity to produce extremely fine polymer threads. This technology is...
Nanomedicine
Nanocomposite Heart Valve to Replace Animal-Derived Devices
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a nanocomposite biomaterial heart valve that could provide an alternative to the animal valves that are currently used as heart valve replacements. Moreover, the...
Nanomedicine
Implant Attached to Heart Generates Electricity to Power Pacemaker
Pacemakers, defibrillators and other cardiac implants are life saving devices, but the batteries inside of them remain their Achilles' heel. Every five to ten years they have to be replaced in another invasive surgery that patients abhor and...
Nanomedicine
Researchers Design Rapid Method to Custom Build Drug Ferrying Particles
While many drugs are able to treat some condition or disease exceedingly well, it may be very hard to get that drug to the part of the body where it is most effective. Moreover, releasing a drug in a controlled fashion is another important...
Nanomedicine
Injectable Bone Scaffolding Made of Plant Cellulose
The majority of bone implants, cements, and grafts are hard objects that don't always work well in filling the space they're supposed to inhabit. Soft objects can gently expand and relocate their mass evenly over a volume, and they tent to be...
Nanomedicine
Tiny Microrobot Created Using Silicon Wafers Could Aid in Drug Delivery
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed wireless bug-shaped microrobots using nanofabrication techniques. They are able to produce a million of the devices from a 4-inch silicon wafer. The microrobots can “walk,” survive...
Nanomedicine
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