News tagged with polyethylene
Archive of failed joint replacements provides tips to building a better hip replacement
A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Team designs a bandage that spurs, guides blood vessel growth
Researchers have developed a bandage that stimulates and directs blood vessel growth on the surface of a wound. The bandage, called a "microvascular stamp," contains living cells that deliver growth factors ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Improved rainwater harvesting system promising
Ridge and furrow rainwater-harvesting (RFRH) systems with mulches were first researched in the flat, lowland, semiarid conditions of northwest China to improve water availability and to increase crop production. ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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New hip implants no better than traditional implants
New hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published in the British Medical Journal today.
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Molecules on branched-polymer surfaces can capture rare tumor cells in blood
The removal of rare tumor cells circulating in the blood might be possible with the use of biomolecules bound to dendrimers, highly branched synthetic polymers, which could efficiently sift and capture the diseased cells, ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Drinking water from plastic pipes - is it harmful?
Pipe-in-pipe systems are now commonly used to distribute water in many homes. The inner pipe for drinking water is made of a plastic called cross-linked polyethylene (PEX). Are these pipes harmful to health and do they affect ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Organ engineering: Possibilities and challenges ahead
Cartilage, bone, and skin can already be regenerated in vitro, and these tissues are currently available for clinical applications. However, regeneration of more complex tissues such as the liver and pancreas ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
Tiny particles made of polymers hold great promise for targeted delivery of drugs and as structural scaffolds for building artificial tissues. However, current production methods for such microparticles yield ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. The material, a composite ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Energy storage device fabricated on a nanowire array
In a vivid demonstration of the progress being made in miniaturizing energy storage devices, a team of engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, has fabricated an energy storage device where all essential ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Nanoparticles disguised as red blood cells deliver cancer-fighting drugs
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, which will enable them to evade the body's immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs ...
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Jun 20, 2011 |
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New sealant gel is effective in closing spinal wounds following surgery, study finds
A gel that creates a watertight seal to close surgical wounds provides a significant advance in the treatment of patients following spinal procedures, effectively sealing spinal wounds 100 percent of the time, a national ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Scientists engineer nanoscale vaults to encapsulate 'nanodisks' for drug delivery
(PhysOrg.com) -- There's no question, drugs work in treating disease. But can they work better, and safer?
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Organic chips - not just in your kitchen anymore
(PhysOrg.com) -- IMEC researchers at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, in San Francisco, California are expected to introduce a microprocessor made with organic semiconductors.
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Biomedical breakthrough: Blood vessels for lab-grown tissues (w/ Video)
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have broken one of the major roadblocks on the path to growing transplantable tissue in the lab: They've found a way to grow the blood vessels and capillaries ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons. Its primary use is within packaging (plastic bag, plastic films, geomembranes, etc.).
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