Cotton candy machines may hold the key for making life-sized artificial livers, kidneys, bones and other essential organs.
Materials Science
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Building transient electronics is usually about doing something to make them stop working: blast them with light, soak them with acid, dunk them in water.
Nanomaterials
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cotton candy has delighted children for a century. Now it may have found a new role: helping scientists grow replacement tissues for people. The flossy stuff may be just right for creating networks of blood ...
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Commonly used health tests, such as pregnancy and blood sugar tests, involve putting a drop of fluid on a test strip, which is infused with a substance designed to detect a specific molecule.
Engineering
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Fibrous materials—known for their toughness, durability and pliability—are used in everything from bulletproof vests to tires, filtration systems and cellular scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Materials Science
Oct 10, 2016
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This cotton candy machine has a higher calling than satisfying a sweet tooth. It's whipping up polymer fibers that may one day be a key ingredient in life-saving medical technologies.
Materials Science
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