News tagged with polymer capsules
Research teams develop rolling microcapsules to repair micro-sized defects in surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if instead of relying on special x-ray or electrical current testing technology to find really tiny cracks in the skin that covers an airplane, microcapsules filled with easily detected ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Capsules Encapsulated: Enzyme-equipped liposomes embedded in polymer capsules as a novel biomedical transport system
(PhysOrg.com) -- When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple cellular activities ...
May 19, 2009 |
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'Smart' microcapsules in a single step
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, single-step method of fabricating microcapsules, which have potential commercial applications in industries including medicine, agriculture and diagnostics, has been developed by researchers ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Polymer science team designs new nanotech technique for lower-cost materials repair
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the super-small world of nanostructures, a team of polymer scientists and engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered how to make nano-scale repairs to a damaged ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Endoscope controlled by MRI: A 'fantastic voyage' through the body
small cameras or optic fibres that are usually attached to flexible tubing designed to investigate the interior of the body — can be dangerously invasive. Procedures often require sedative medications ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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A smarter way to deliver drugs
Smart capsules could change the way we deliver drugs.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Genetically engineered spider silk for gene therapy
Genetically engineered spider silk could help overcome a major barrier to the use of gene therapy in everyday medicine, according to a new study that reported development and successful initial laboratory ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Micro-onions and magnetic ink
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microfluidic systems for the easy production of multiphasic emulsion drops and multishelled polymer capsules. Under a microscope they look like miniature onions, in fact, they are new microcapsules introduced ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 08, 2011 |
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SpaceX pushes for mission to space station on next flight
NASA and SpaceX have “technically” agreed to allow the Dragon capsule to dock with the International Space Station this fall, according to SpaceX’s Twitter feed. The Dragon capsule is curre ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Unique gel capsule structure enables co-delivery of different types of drugs
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a multiple-compartment gel capsule that could be used to simultaneously deliver drugs of different types. The researchers used a simple "one-pot" ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Copenhagen suborbitals upcoming launch attempt in June
Copenhagen Suborbitals hopes to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel and have announced an upcoming launch window for their Tycho Brahe capsule. The window extends from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 31, 2011 |
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Defective plastics repair themselves
Indestructible things are a figment of the imagination of advertising. Even plastic components that have to stand up to major mechanical loads can break. The reason for this are microcracks that may be found ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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