Battery-operated medical devices implanted in human bodies have saved countless lives. A common implant, the cardioverter defibrillator, sends a jolt of electricity to the heart when needed, preventing a heart attack or heart ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2017
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With the help of a 3-D printed salt template, ETH researchers have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants.
Materials Science
Aug 26, 2019
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Flexible electronic parts could significantly improve medical implants. However, electroconductive gold atoms do not easily bind to silicones. Researchers from the University of Basel have now modified short-chain silicones ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2017
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A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.
General Physics
Aug 30, 2012
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A team of mathematicians from The University of Queensland has helped design a prototype for a new generation of bone implants that could potentially reduce surgery and rehabilitation times, as well as provide a solution ...
Mathematics
Feb 3, 2011
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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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(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies have joined forces in DOE's America's Next Top Energy Innovator challenge to create jobs in Iowa. The program gives ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 10, 2011
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The silk fibers produced by Bombyx mori, the domestic silkworm, has been prized for millennia as a strong yet lightweight and luxurious material. Although synthetic polymers like nylon and polyester are less costly, they ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 30, 2018
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Every year thousands of people are fitted with artificial heart valves to replace their own malfunctioning valve. Many of these patients, however, have to remain on drugs that stop blood clotting on these artificial valves. ...
Materials Science
Feb 18, 2014
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Japanese researchers at AIST led by Meishoku Masahara have developed a low-resistance source/drain formation technology that can be applied in the finFETs of 14-nm generation and beyond.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Mar 13, 2014
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