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Bioengineer uses nanoparticles to target drugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Clemson bioengineer Frank Alexis is designing new ways to target drugs and reduce the chances for side effects.
Life Sticks: Bioengineer Publishes Sticky Insights in journal Science
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sticky is good. A University of California, San Diego bioengineer is the first author on an article in the journal Science that provides insights on the “stickiness of life.” The big idea i ...
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Bioengineer Ray Wu dead at 79
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Feb 25, 2008 |
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Ray Wu, a biochemist and genetic engineer who led research into genetically modified crops and environmental stress, died in New York at the age of 79.
Researcher regenerates brain tissue in traumatic injuries
Sep 02, 2009 |
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An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer.
Reconstructing mandibular defects with bioengineered tooth and bone
Apr 06, 2008 |
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Current strategies for jaw reconstruction require multiple procedures, first to repair the bone defect to offer sufficient support, and then to place the tooth implant. The entire procedure can be painful and time-consuming, ...
'Micro-rack' measures cell mechanical properties
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Mar 02, 2007 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) cell-stretcher that can measure the mechanical properties of a living cell, such as its ...
Iowa State researchers looking for catalyst that allows plants to produce hydrocarbons
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Plants and algae may be a source of green, renewable hydrocarbons that could replace the ancient, finite hydrocarbons in fossil fuels, according to a team of researchers led by Iowa State University's Jackie ...
Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive (w/ Video)
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, ...
Scattered light rapidly detects tumor response to chemotherapy
Feb 02, 2009 |
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New technology developed by Duke University bioengineers can help clinicians more precisely detect whether specific cancer drugs are working, and should give basic researchers a powerful new tool to better understand the ...
New Brain Helmet Could Detect Stroke Earlier
Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A prototype "brain helmet" that provides real-time images of major blood vessels may enable emergency personnel to perform quick scans of potential stroke victims' brains, according to a team ...
Forced evolution: Can we mutate viruses to death?
Nov 10, 2008 |
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It sounds like a science fiction movie: A killer contagion threatens the Earth, but scientists save the day with a designer drug that forces the virus to mutate itself out of existence. The killer disease? Still a fiction. ...
Rice researchers seek better vaccine procedure
Sep 08, 2009 |
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As manufacturers work furiously to make a vaccine to protect against 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus, a Rice University bioengineer is trying to improve the process for future flu seasons. The goal is to shorten the time it ...
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