POSTS TAGGED AS polymers

Reverting Cancer Cells to Stem Cell State

Brain cancer stem cells forming spheres on DN gel and SOX2 marker
Japanese scientists have developed a hydrogel—named DN for double [MORE]

Engineered Spinal Discs

Spinal column
In experiments with rats and goats, bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania created an artificial spinal disc and implanted [MORE]

A Smarter Neural Implant

Multi Function Fiber
Neurons depend upon chemical and electrical signaling simultaneously; so, a smarter neural implant would do the same. To [MORE]

Plastics for Bone Regeneration

Plastic Scaffolding
Some bone fractures are so devastating as to require amputation, but with a new blend of biodegradable [MORE]

New Polymer for Medical Devices

Multifunction Polymer
In manufacturing drug delivery polymers, the trick is in creating a material that can stand up [MORE]

Making Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Biochemical engineers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for fabricating scaffolds on which they can grow new [MORE]

Nanoparticles for Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) accounts for nearly 19,000 deaths annually from hospital-acquired infections. Antibiotics which might otherwise penetrate the [MORE]

Biological Sutures

Biologic Suture
Observing that human bone marrow stem cells can survive on polymer threads and then begin to differentiate when [MORE]

Drug-Infused Nanoparticles

Based on pioneering work Robert Langer (MIT) has done with self-assembling polymers, BIND Biosciences (Cambridge, MA) is carrying out [MORE]

Drug-Eluting Contact Lens

Drug-Eluting Contact Lens
Patients suffering from glaucoma need to use eye drops several times a day.  The idea that contact lenses [MORE]