Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, a leading developer of advanced polymer materials for a broad range of medical devices, today announced it will be exhibiting at the MEDTEC China 2010 Exhibition being held at INTEX Shanghai, China from August 25-26, 2010.
Researchers have developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patients' own bone.
Extra-hard coatings made from diamond-like carbon (DLC) extend the operating lifetime of tools and components. In artificial joints, however, these coatings often fail because they detach. Empa researchers found out why – and developed methods to both make the interface between the DLC layer and the metal underneath corrosion-resistant and to predict the lifetime of the implants.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f61d00/smart_polymer_syst) has announced the addition of Rapra Technology Ltd's new report "Smart Polymer Systems 2010 - Conference Proceedings&qu...
Orthovita, Inc., an orthobiologics and biosurgery company, notes that the August 10, 2010 online edition of The Lancet includes the largest peer-reviewed study to date demonstrating the efficacy of vertebroplasty in the treatment of acute vertebral compression fractures compared to conservative treatment.
Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering and Boston University have fabricated and characterized the first large area metamaterial structures patterned on implantable, bio-compatible silk substrates.
...
Two NJIT biomedical researchers have received the prestigious Coulter Foundation Translational Awards for promising patent applications that may some day extend peoples' lives.
RepRegen™, the ‘smart biomaterials’ company that is a spin-out from Imperial Innovations plc, announced today that it has been recognized as one of the UK’s ‘Top 50 University Spin-out Companies’ by Britain’s largest-selling1 daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, which “has begun tracking the progress of 50 highly promising university spin-outs to show the breadth of cutting-edge technology emerging from Britain's universities.”
BioStorage Technologies, a global leader in sample management and cold-chain logistics for the pharma and biotech industries, has recently been approved as a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF) by the U.S. Transpor...
Terms
While we only use edited and approved content for Azthena
answers, it may on occasions provide incorrect responses.
Please confirm any data provided with the related suppliers or
authors. We do not provide medical advice, if you search for
medical information you must always consult a medical
professional before acting on any information provided.
Your questions, but not your email details will be shared with
OpenAI and retained for 30 days in accordance with their
privacy principles.
Please do not ask questions that use sensitive or confidential
information.
Read the full Terms & Conditions.