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Better Anchoring of Hip Prosthetics

Polymer coating for metal prosthetics
Steel prosthetics for the hip, jaw, knee and tooth can fail if they do not promote [MORE]

Creating a Cellular Matrix with a Cotton Candy Machine

Cotton Candy Machine
This sounds like the finest kitchen chemistry anyone can imagine. Researchers at Vanderbilt University used a cotton candy machine [MORE]

Gel that Staunches Hemorrhage

Vetigel at Work
This may be “the Band Aid of the future.” Vetigel is a plant based polymer that mimics the [MORE]

Disposable Spray on Patch

PLGA Nanofibers
Bioengineers at the University of Maryland have used a commercially available airbrush to spray on a polymer patch [MORE]