News tagged with implants
Cochlear Implants Offer Kids A Gift Beyond Hearing
Feb 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, hearing scientists have known that cochlear implants improve the communication of children who receive them. What they didn’t know was whether the children and their parents perceived ...
Advancement in tissue engineering promotes oral wound healing
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Oral tissue engineering for transplantation to aid wound healing in mouth (oral cavity) reconstruction has taken a significant step forward with a Netherlands-based research team's successful development of a gum tissue (gingival) ...
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.
'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 ...
MRI machines may damage cochlear implants
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRI machines, because the machines can demagnetize the patient's implant, according to new research published in the ...
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.
New tool to assess speech development in infants, toddlers with hearing impairments
Sep 23, 2008 |
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The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns about these children's speaking ...
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.
Nanostructures improve bone response to titanium implants
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Titanium implants were successfully introduced by P.-I. Brånemark and co-workers in 1969 for the rehabilitation of edentulous jaws. After 40 years of research and development, titanium is currently the most frequently used ...
