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R&D: Medical
Nanodiamonds Show Promise for Aiding Recovery from Root Canal
Researchers found in a clinical trial that nanodiamonds protected disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp were removed, thereby improving the likelihood of a full recovery. The findings are a milestone for the use of nanodiamonds in humans.
R&D: Medical
Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed ‘intelligent’ nanoparticles that heat up to a temperature high enough to kill cancerous cells — but which then self-regulate and...
R&D: Medical
Computational Model Designs Building Blocks for Synthetic Muscle
In order to develop synthetic muscles for applications in regenerative medicine or robotics, scientists must understand which combination of myosin produces each desired action. This would require a labor-intensive process of nanoscale trial and error that could take years in the...
R&D: Medical
A new class of nanoVelcro microchips were prepared with a nano-imprinting fabrication process, which made them more reproducible and faster to make than the previous...
Briefs: Medical
There hasn’t been a gold standard for how orthopedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a bioactive...
R&D: Medical
Scientists have discovered that laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a highly effective antifouling material and, when electrified, bacteria zapper. LIG is a spongy version of...
R&D: Medical
Steady-State Lasing Could Lead to More Accurate Medical Testing
Researchers have demonstrated steady state lasing with solution-processed nanoparticles called colloidal quantum dots, an important step on the path to improving laser tools for more accurate medical testing technology and other applications.
R&D: Medical
Chemical engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) have developed arrays of carbon nanotube sensors that detect single protein molecules as they are secreted from...
R&D: Medical
Orthopedic device company OrthoMend Research Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) acquired the rights from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) to commercialize an innovative bone-repairing...
Briefs: Materials
For patients with second-degree burns, it’s not always the initial injury that hurts most. The daily, sometimes hours-long bandage changes can be the most excruciating...
R&D: Medical
A team of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego has successfully used acoustic waves to move fluids through small channels at the nanoscale. The devices employing the...
Briefs: Nanotechnology
A skin-like biomedical technology that uses a mesh of conducting nanowires and a thin layer of elastic polymer might bring new electronic bandages that monitor biosignals...
R&D: Medical
A new contact lens technology from the University of Houston samples glucose levels in tears.
R&D: Medical
Using a flexible silicone material, engineers from University of California—Santa Cruz built an integrated optofluidic platform for biological sample processing and optical analysis....
Briefs: Medical
UCLA nanoscience researchers have determined that a fluid that behaves similarly to water in our day-to-day lives becomes as heavy as honey when trapped in a nanocage of a...
Global Innovations: Nanotechnology
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How metals can be used depends particularly on the characteristics of their surfaces. A...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A research team led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Seoul National University has developed a new electric mesh device that can be wrapped around the heart to deliver...
R&D: Medical
Researchers Blend Materials to 3D-Print Bone Replacements
By blending pulverized natural bone with man-made plastic, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University 3D-printed replacement skeletal structures of the head and face, including the lower jaw of a female patient. The team's composite material combines the strength and printability of...
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Polymer Nanobrush Repels Dirt
Drexel University researchers have developed a new method for making polymer nanobrushes. The technology can be used in various medical applications, including coating, biomedical, sensing, and catalysis processes.
Briefs: Medical
In a study led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), epitaxy, or growing crystalline film layers that are templated by a crystalline substrate, is a...
R&D: Medical
Plasmonic Interferometers Support Advanced Biosensors
A plasmonic interferometry technique created by Brown University engineers has the potential to enable compact, ultra-sensitive biosensors. The method combines nanotechnology with plasmonics — the interaction between a metal's electrons and light.
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at Northwestern University’s Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology say that they have developed a polymer that might one day be used in artificial muscles or other lifelike materials;...
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) say that manufacturers may soon have a speedy and nondestructive way to test a wide array of materials under real-world...
R&D: Medical
Cornell University researchers have uncovered the process by which mollusks manufacture nacre: a hard, iridescent substance commonly known as “mother of pearl.” The development could...
R&D: Medical
An instrument built at Colorado State University lets scientists map cellular composition in three dimensions, at the nanoscale. Researchers are able to watch how cells respond to new medications at the...
R&D: Medical
About a million implanted medical devices are infected each year with MRSA and other bacterial species. University of Michigan researchers found that a coating of zinc oxide nanopyramids disrupts...
R&D: Medical
'Active' Technology Supports Multi-Material 3D Printing
The ability to integrate disparate materials and properties within printed objects is the next frontier in 3D printing. Harvard University researchers have designed new multimaterial printheads that mix and print concentrated viscoelastic inks, enabling simultaneous control of composition...
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers Mold Silicon into Intricate Shapes
A mold developed by Cornell University researchers can shape liquid silicon out of organic polymer materials. The self-assembling organic polymers create a template dotted with precisely sized and shaped nanopores. The development could lead to exact single-crystal silicon nanostructures.
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) say they have uncovered a new way to make ultrasensitive conductivity measurements at optical frequencies on high-speed...
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