Nanoparticles act as surgical blades for improved dental surgery
Currently, more than 80 nanotechnologies have been approved for a variety of medical applications, from treating cancer to bioimaging to tissue remodeling.
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SFU innovation revolutionizes the microscope, allows R&D to accelerate discovery
A new microscope developed by SFU researchers Mike Kirkness and Nancy Forde spins thousands of times faster than a fairground swing ride, and subjects its contents to forces hundreds of times higher than in a NASCAR race ...
General Physics
Feb 8, 2018
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Photocrosslinkable, thermoreversible, type-I collagen bioink for photolithographic printing
A group of biomedical engineers from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey have leveraged a unique combination of properties of methacrylated collagen to demonstrate its potential as a bioink capable of simple, photolithographic ...
Engineering
Nov 20, 2017
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New 3-D imaging technique for future precision medicine toolbox
For an illness like cancer, doctors often turn to computed tomography (CT) scans for a more definitive diagnosis, based on reconstructing a 3-D organ from multiple 2-D image slices. At the molecular level, such 3-D scans ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 18, 2017
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Collagen in cartilage tissues behaves like liquid crystals in a smart phone screen
Cartilage in our joints contains collagen which behaves a bit like the liquid crystals on a smart phone screen, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2017
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Implant infections could be banished thanks to scaffold breakthrough
Researchers in Ireland have taken a major step forward in the battle against medical implant infections.
Biochemistry
Jun 19, 2017
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Video: Do anti-wrinkle creams work?
Want a younger, more perfect-looking you? Skin can stay firm and stretchy thanks to protein fibers called collagen and elastin in the tissue beneath the surface.
Other
Jun 13, 2017
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New way to reduce skin scarring relies on a glue-like substance secreted by mussels
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea has developed a new skin application designed to reduce skin scarring due to injury. In their paper published in the journal ...
Untangling the knots in cell stress
How do cells correctly make proteins?
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2017
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Research unlocks molecular key to animal evolution and disease
The dawn of the Animal Kingdom began with a collagen scaffold that enabled the organization of cells into tissues.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2017
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