News tagged with polymer fibers
Colorful columns: Simple method for the production of microcylinders with multiple compartments
May 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Under a microscope they look like tiny pie charts or colorful candy canes: A team led by Joerg Lahann at the University of Michigan has been able to produce micrometer-wide discs and elongated rods precisely ...
Spinning at the nanoscale: Electrospun fibers could be used for protective clothing, wearable power, more
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In his office, MIT Professor of Chemical Engineering Gregory Rutledge keeps a small piece of fabric that at first glance resembles a Kleenex. This tissue-like material, softer than silk, is composed of fibers ...
Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize ...
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Long carbon fibers could improve blast resistance of concrete structures
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Jeffery Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his team have received $567,000 to explore ...
'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 04, 2009 |
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MIT engineers are using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a meter thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal ...
New, invisible nano-fibers conduct electricity, repel dirt
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Tiny plastic fibers could be the key to some diverse technologies in the future -- including self-cleaning surfaces, transparent electronics, and biomedical tools that manipulate strands of DNA.
Trapped! Scientists Immobilize Bacteria in Fibrous Hydrogel
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating ...
Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.
Researcher develops new treatment method for canine eye diseases
Oct 28, 2008 |
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An Iowa State University researcher is exploring a new method of getting medicine to the eyes of infected dogs that is more effective and reliable than using eye drops.
Fiber 'Wrap' Preserves Tissue and Encourages Blood Vessels to Open
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have filed a patent disclosure on a medical device that looks like a blue elastic bandage and acts like a wonder-cloth that helps preserve transplant ...
Remarkable new nano-fiber clothing may someday power your iPod
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others ...
Spun-sugar fibers spawn sweet technique for nerve repair
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique using spun-sugar filaments to create a scaffold of tiny synthetic tubes that might serve as conduits to regenerate nerves severed in accidents or ...
Wearing Your Wireless
May 21, 2007 |
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Movies and television have educated us more than we know. Thanks to detective thrillers, we understand about the drama of "wearing a wire." But a NASA-sponsored technology is paving the way for all of us to ...
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