Thorium-228 supply ripe for research into medical applications
As a medical isotope, thorium-228 has a lot of potential—and Oak Ridge National Laboratory produces a lot.
Materials Science
Aug 27, 2021
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News tagged with medical applications
Optical imaging system can capture an unprecedented number of cells in a single image
Scientists from the Transdimensional Life Imaging Division of the Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI) at Osaka University created an optical imaging system that can capture an unprecedented ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 19, 2021
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New composite material has potential for medical use
University of Georgia researchers have developed a new material with properties ideal for medical products such as masks and bandages. It's also better for the environment than the materials in current use.
Biochemistry
Jul 23, 2021
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Seeing with radio waves
Scientists from the Division of Physics at the University of Tsukuba used the quantum effect called 'spin-locking' to significantly enhance the resolution when performing radio-frequency imaging of nitrogen-vacancy defects ...
General Physics
Jul 09, 2021
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Discovery of nanosized molecules that might inhibit Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Nanosized molecules of a particular chemical element can inhibit the formation of plaque in the brain tissues. This new discovery by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with researchers in Croatia and ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 01, 2021
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X-ray scanner spots cancers and analyzes drugs in minutes
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not just the shape of an object but its molecular composition. With unprecedented resolution and accuracy, the technology could ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 09, 2021
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Biocompatible hydrogel materials can rapidly recover from mechanical stress
Hydrogels are polymer materials made mostly from water. They can be used in a wide range of medical and other applications. However, previous incarnations of the materials suffered from repeated mechanical stress and would ...
Materials Science
Jun 03, 2021
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Researchers develop 3D-printed jelly
3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by merging micro- and nano-sized networks of the same materials harnessed from seaweed, according to new research from North Carolina State University. ...
Materials Science
May 14, 2021
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Free-standing photocrosslinked protein polymer hydrogels for sustained drug release
Protein hydrogels, three-dimensional macromolecular structures that do not dissolve in water (in spite of being hydrophilic), can hold large quantities of aqueous solutions due to the network formed from chemical or physical ...
Polymers
Mar 11, 2021
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Materials scientists show way to make durable artificial tendons from improved hydrogels
UCLA materials scientists and their colleagues have developed a new method to make synthetic biomaterials that mimic the internal structure, stretchiness, strength and durability of tendons and other biological tissues.
Materials Science
Feb 24, 2021
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