Posts Tagged ‘hydrogel’
Hydrogel heals third-degree burns
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new jelly-like material appears to promote the repair of severe burns, regenerating healthy, scar-free tissue in early experiments with animals. Continue…
Thursday, December 15, 2011 15:56 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 31, 2011 9:54 - 0 Comments
Create retinas from ‘Jell-O’
U. TORONTO (CAN) — A new method for creating 3D hydrogel scaffolds could aid in the development of new tissue and organs grown in a lab. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 12, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Grow blood vessels to grow organs
RICE (US) — A newly discovered way to grow blood vessels could be a game changer for efforts to grow replacement tissues and organs in the lab. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 10, 2011 16:51 - 0 Comments
Fake ‘cells’ pave way for synthetic blood
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Particles that mimic key properties of red blood cells open the door to creating fully synthetic blood. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 11:36 - 0 Comments
Gel designed to sort DNA fragments
TEXAS A&M (US)—The discovery of a more effective way to separate DNA fragments could lead to advancements in DNA analysis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 15, 2009 17:35 - 6 Comments
This chip’s got real heart (cells)
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Biomedical engineers have built a lab chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges that grows cardiac tissue closely resembling natural heart muscle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2009 12:26 - 2 Comments
How ho-hum crystals turn into shells
CORNELL (US)—Single crystals of the mineral calcite—the chief material in limestone—are predictable, homogeneous, and, well, a little boring. (more…)
