Biodegradable polymer
hideBiodegradable polymers are used in medical devices to avoid a second operation to remove them, or to gradually release a drug
First medical use : Catgut sutures
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News tagged with biodegradable polymer
One word: bioplastics
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, more than 250 billion pounds of plastic are produced worldwide. Much of it ends up in the world's oceans, a fact that troubles MIT biology professor Anthony Sinskey.
Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs
Aug 31, 2009 |
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There is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications - from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's. Optical waveguides are of ...
New light-emitting biomaterial could improve tumor imaging, study shows
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 10, 2009 |
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A new material developed at the University of Virginia - an oxygen nanosensor that couples a light-emitting dye with a biopolymer - simplifies the imaging of oxygen-deficient regions of tumors. Such tumors are associated ...
Colorful columns: Simple method for the production of microcylinders with multiple compartments
May 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Under a microscope they look like tiny pie charts or colorful candy canes: A team led by Joerg Lahann at the University of Michigan has been able to produce micrometer-wide discs and elongated rods precisely ...
Nanoparticles May Help Optimize Chemotherapy
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have engineered nanoparticles to help block a protein process that takes place in tumors, making the tu ...
Stem cells replace stroke-damaged tissue in rats
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Effective stem cell treatment for strokes has taken a significant step forward today as scientists reveal how they have replaced stroke-damaged brain tissue in rats.
Implants mimic infection to rally immune system against tumors
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Harvard University have shown that small plastic disks impregnated with tumor-specific antigens and implanted under the skin can reprogram the mammalian immune system to attack tumors.
