Posts Tagged ‘biomaterials’
How to make transistors ‘body compatible’
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Scientists have built a transistor that uses protons, not electrons, paving the way for devices that interface directly with living things. Continue…
Friday, September 30, 2011 13:30 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Aug 10, 2011 8:52 - 0 Comments
Dot to dot makes teeth tough
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Protein molecules that self-assemble like stepping blocks and then stabilize in a connect-the-dot fashion give tooth enamel its unique combination of hardness and resiliency. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2009 16:46 - 0 Comments
3-D channels pave way for man-made organs
TEXAS A&M (US)—The creation of a network of microchannels could advance the field of tissue engineering by serving as a three-dimensional vasculature to support construction of tissue, include organs. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 11, 2009 9:48 - 0 Comments
Blame the metal, not the nanotubes
Metal catalysts used to create carbon nanotubes can block a key signaling pathway in neurons. Experiments show the metal particles tend to plug cellular pores normally reserved for calcium ions. (Credit: Lorin Jakubek/Brown University)
