News tagged with silicone
Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'
Jun 02, 2009 |
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A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later.
'Beauty' injections can turn ugly: NY health officials
Apr 17, 2009 |
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New Yorkers looking for a quick beauty fix risk death from unlicensed practitioners offering oil injections to enhance prized body parts, health authorities warned Friday.
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New proteins detected on silicone breast implants
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Scientists in Austria are reporting detection of previously unrecognized proteins that accumulate on the surface of silicone breast implants after implants are in the body. Georg Wick and colleagues say that the proteins ...
Phoenix Takes Highest Resolution Image Ever of Dust and Sand on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 05, 2008 |
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This mosaic of four side-by-side microscope images shows a 3 millimeter (0.12 inch) diameter silicone target after it has been exposed to dust kicked up by the landing. It is the highest resolution image of ...
Scientist spin human brain cell silicone
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Nov 30, 2006 |
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British scientists say they have succeeded in spinning fine threads of biocompatible silicone that contain viable living human brain cells.
Spinning a new yarn: silicone fibers with living organisms
Nov 20, 2006 |
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In a feat once as unlikely as the miller's daughter of fairytale fame spinning straw into gold, scientists in the United Kingdom have spun fine threads of biocompatible silicone that contain living human brain cells. The ...
Illicit cosmetic silicone injections carry lethal consequences
Nov 29, 2006 |
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Liquid silicone, which is often used for breast augmentation and other cosmetic procedures, can cause respiratory failure if not injected properly by a licensed physician. A study of individuals who underwent illegal silicone ...
Canada OK's silicone gel implants
Oct 23, 2006 |
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Canadian health officials have approved the use of silicone gel breast implants, 14 years after the government imposed a partial ban of the product.
From Bubbles to Capsules
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 07, 2006 |
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Nanocapsules are vessels with diameters in the nanometer range and very thin shells. They can store a tiny volume of liquid and can protect their cargo while transporting it through a foreign medium — such as a human blood ...
Atomic force microscopy reveals liquids adjust viscosity when confined, shaken
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Getting ketchup out of the bottle isn’t always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid when agitated. The opposite ...
Tech review: Charging mat, iPhone cases are smart, useful accessories
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2009 |
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The Charge4All Portable Charging Mat is a darn handy solution to a growing problem.
Folding silicone: building on the microscale
Apr 25, 2007 |
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“With classical tools, it is hard to manipulate something so tiny as on the microscale or the nanoscale,” Charlotte Py tells PhysOrg.com. “But here we show how you can use a small drop of water as a micro- ...
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