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Surgical Implants Coated with One of "Nature's Antibiotics" Could Prevent Infection
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.
Crowning glory: Bonelike coating for dental implants makes everyone smile
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Research present in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from Inderscience Publishers suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such i ...
Canada OK's silicone gel implants
Oct 23, 2006 |
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Canadian health officials have approved the use of silicone gel breast implants, 14 years after the government imposed a partial ban of the product.
Boosting 'mussel' power: New technique for making key marine mussel protein
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May 05, 2008 |
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Researchers in Korea report development of a way to double production of a sticky protein from marine mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in medical ...
Study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear ...
Coatings to help medical implants connect with neurons
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration.
Cementless hip implants are durable for at least 20 years
May 01, 2009 |
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Despite the common perception that total hip replacements last about 10 years, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that the devices are extremely durable, even 20 years after surgery.
'Intelligent' materials to revolutionize surgical implants
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today, 2 December 08, received recognition for its ...
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants.
Researchers Use Adult Stem Cells to Create Soft Tissue
Jul 06, 2007 |
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A Columbia University research team aims to create soft tissue from patients' own bone marrow to perform facial or breast reconstruction.
Porous structures help boost integration of host tissue with implants, study finds
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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Results published today in FASEB (the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) by researchers at Columbia University, including Jeremy Mao of the Columbia College of Dental Medicine, demonstrate ...
Laser processes promise better artificial joints, arterial stents
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible.
First evidence that bacteria get 'touchy-feely' about dangerous biofilms
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May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers in Massachusetts report for the first time that bacteria use a sense of touch in deciding where to form biofilms. Those colonies of microbes grow on medical implants and other devices and play ...
Newspapers: VA in Penn. botched cancer treatments
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ninety-two veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, according to newspaper ...
Immune reaction to metal debris leads to early failure of joint implants
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a key immunological defense reaction to the metals in joint replacement devices, leading to loosening of the components and early failure.
