News tagged with orthopedic implant
Monitoring wear in helicopters -- and hips, knees and ankles, too
Ferrography, a practice used by the American and Israeli air forces to monitor the condition of machinery, extracts tiny iron particles from lubricants such as oil and grease to analyze wear in machines. Determining whether ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Microfluidic devices advance 3-D tissue engineering
A research team, co-headed by Dr. Woo Lee and Dr. Hongjun Wang of Stevens Institute of Technology, has published a paper describing a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Using Nanotechnology to Boost the Lifespan of Medical Implants
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Cementless hip implants are durable for at least 20 years
Despite the common perception that total hip replacements last about 10 years, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that the devices are extremely durable, even 20 years after surgery.
May 01, 2009 |
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Study assesses new surgical procedure for regenerating cartilage in damaged knee joints
Rush University Medical Center is testing a new procedure for regenerating damaged articular cartilage in the knee joint to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. Rush is the only center in Illinois participating in the CAIS ...
Apr 09, 2009 |
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