A team of University of Maryland bioengineering researchers have developed a microscopy technique that could one day be used to improve LASIK and eliminate the "surgery" aspect of the procedure. Their findings were published ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 12, 2019
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Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don't last forever—some are intended for a single day's use—and they are eventually disposed of in various ways. Now, scientists ...
Materials Science
Aug 19, 2018
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A KAIST research team has developed a flexible drug delivery device with controlled release for personalized medicine, a step toward theragnosis.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 14, 2018
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A Band-Aid adhesive bandage is an effective way to stop bleeding from skin wounds, but an equally viable option for internal bleeding does not yet exist. Surgical glues are often used inside the body instead of traditional ...
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2018
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Transparent biosensors embedded into contact lenses could soon allow doctors and patients to monitor blood glucose levels and a host of other telltale signs of disease without invasive tests. Scientists say the bio-sensing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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We might be one step closer to the vision of Internet-connected wireless implanted devices.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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Contact lenses may alter the natural microbial community of the eyes, according to a study published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 22, 2016
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Gels are useful: we shave, brush our teeth, and fix our hair with them; in the form of soft contact lenses they can even improve our eyesight.
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2015
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In a move akin to adding chemical weapons to a firebomb, researchers at Duke University have devised a method for making a promising nanoscale cancer treatment even more deadly to tumors.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 13, 2015
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If you opt to wear soft contact lenses, chances are you are using hydrogels on a daily basis. Made up of polymer chains that are able to absorb water, hydrogels used in contacts are flexible and allow oxygen to pass through ...
Materials Science
May 1, 2015
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