News tagged with dermal layer


Study shows quantum dots can penetrate skin through minor abrasions

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals ...





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Protein maintains cross talk between cells that control hair growth

Protein maintains cross talk between cells that control hair growth

Biology /

created Feb 14, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Genes, it turns out, are only as active as the signals that turn them on and off. Now scientists from Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Institute have identified the signaling molecule that ratchets ...


Stem cells in hair follicles point to general model of organ regeneration

Stem cells in hair follicles point to general model of organ regeneration

Biology /

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people consider hair as a purely cosmetic part of their lives. To others, it may help uncover one of nature’s best-kept secrets: the body’s ability to regenerate organs. Now, new research ...


Study uses bone marrow stem cells to regenerate skin

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study suggests that adult bone marrow stem cells can be used in the construction of artificial skin. The findings mark an advancement in wound healing and may be used to pioneer a method of organ reconstruction. The ...


New technique for injectable facial fillers improves comfort, recovery

New technique for injectable facial fillers improves comfort, recovery

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterward. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect.


Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharp Corporation has announced the development of a new 500 mW semiconductor laser for triple- and quadruple- layer Blu-ray discs.


Topical application of chemotherapy drug may improve appearance of aging skin

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Topical application of the chemotherapy medication fluorouracil appears to reduce potentially precancerous skin patches and improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...


Pinning Down Superconductivity to a Single Layer

Pinning Down Superconductivity to a Single Layer

Physics / Superconductivity

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 28

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using precision techniques for making superconducting thin films layer-by-layer, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a single layer ...


Scans show immune cells intercepting parasites

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers may have identified one of the body's earliest responses to a group of parasites that causes illness in developing nations.


Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World’s Highest Conversion Efficiency of 35.8%

Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 35.8%

Technology / Energy

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 12

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency (for non-concentrator solar cells) of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell.


Light-activated therapy may change skin at molecular level

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Photodynamic therapy—which involves a light-activated medication and exposure to a light source—appears to produce changes at the molecular level in aging skin, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of De ...



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