... She is also an assistant professor of biomedical engineering.
Worldwide, researchers are developing medical implants that stimulate neurons to treat conditions caused by neural damage. Most research ...
... more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants. The scientists began with the question of whether an artificial version of the ...
... a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create ...
... and an aging population places increasing demands on medical implants to treat serious tissue disorders and replace organ function,"says Robert Hancock, principal investigator and ...
A way to make medical implants last longer makes them more biocompatible than at first thought
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 9 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists say they have developed a superior method of coating orthopedic and dental implants.
... to investigate the dispersal of staph biofilms from both allograft bone and medical implant materials.
The findings also may have implications for treating biofilms of emerging antibiotic resistant ...
... mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in medical implants. The coating, produced by genetically-engineered bacteria, could cut medical costs and ...
... deciding where to form biofilms. Those colonies of microbes grow on medical implants and other devices and play a key role in the multi-billion-dollar-per-year problem of antibiotic ...
... development of new drugs, bioactive nanomaterials, anti-bacterial and non-immunogenic coatings for medical implants, coatings for semiconductors, coatings and adhesives for ships` hulls, self-healing ...
... low-power record, is intended for use in cutting-edge sensor-based devices such as medical implants, environment monitors or surveillance equipment.
The chip consumes just 30 picowatts during sleep ...
... be used to make lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft and car parts, and stronger wind turbines, medical implants and sports equipment. Is a good electrical conductor attractive for ...
... versions of the eel’s electricity generating cells could be developed as a power source for medical implants and other tiny devices, they say. The paper, according to NIST engineer David LaVan, is an ...
... to get rid of harmful bacteria that reside in places we don't want them, including in hospitals or on medical implants."
M. xanthus lives in a multi-cellular unit that can ...
... 's first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, ...
