Category: New products
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Clinical Trial Shows Results for Prosthetic Heart Valve
On-X Life Technologies Inc. in Austin, Texas, said today results of a large, multi-site clinical trial of its On-X prosthetic heart valve showed favorable outcomes for patients with the device on freedom of thromboembolism (blood clotting) and hemorrhaging. The findings were published in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (paid…
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Israeli Prof. Develops Catalysts for Biodegradable Plastics
Moshe Kol, professor chemistry at Tel Aviv University in Israel, is developing new processes using corn starch and sugar to make biodegradable plastics more competitive in the industry. Kol’s approach involves a new variety of catalysts, substances that initiate or sustain chemical reactions in other substances. Kol’s team in Tel Aviv is working with collaborators…
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Lab Tech Company to Release Automated Cell Research System
InQ Biosciences, a developer of technologies for cell growth and research in Huntsville, Alabama, said today it will begin commercial production of its InQ Cell Research System during the first quarter of 2011. The company made the announcement at the 2010 meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. InQ says its…
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Product’s Carbon Footprint Found Tough to Compute
Companies looking to calculate their products’ carbon footprints — the greenhouse gasses contributing to climate change — may find taking those measurements more difficult than they anticipated. A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) Christopher Weber found that the calculation of carbon footprints for products is fraught with large uncertainties, particularly related to the…
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‘Green’ Treatments Fail to Stop Bacteria in Commercial A/C
A recent study by University of Pittsburgh researchers indicates that non-chemical water-treatment devices may not work as they claim and can allow dangerous bacteria to flourish in the cooling systems of hospitals and commercial offices, almost as much as they do in untreated water. The university says the study, conducted by its school of engineering,…
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Univ. Researchers Develop New Blast-Resistant Glass
A team of engineers from the University of Missouri in Columbia and the University of Sydney in Australia is developing a blast-resistant glass that is lighter, thinner, and colorless, yet tough enough to withstand the force of an explosion, earthquake, or hurricanes winds. Their research is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of…
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Collaboration Develops, Patents Fish Hatchery Vaccine
A team of researchers from University of Idaho in Moscow, Clear Springs Foods Inc. in Buhl, Idaho, and the Agricultural Research Service of USDA, have developed a coldwater disease (CWD) vaccine. CWD is a bacterial disease caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and results in a lethal infection causing losses of hatchery-reared salmonids — e.g., salmon, trout,…
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U.K. Lab Spin Off Creates Athletic Testing Device
UK Sport, the national development organization for elite athletes in the U.K., has agreed to use a new hand-held medical device to help improve athletes’ training programs. The device is made by Argento Diagnostics, a company spun off fron the National Physical Laboratory, the country’s national institute for standards and measurements. The Argento Diagnostics device…
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Laser Developed for Stem Cell Research
Hamilton Thorne Ltd., a developer of laser-based instruments in Beverly, Massachusetts, unveiled today its Stiletto laser system for stem cell researchers. The company says the Stiletto is designed to automate slow, manual processes of separating and removing unwanted cells, which can help researchers reduce cell selection time from hours to seconds. According to Hamilton Thorne,…
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Beverages with Whey Protein Can Lower Blood Pressure
A study at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman has found, beverages supplemented by whey-based protein can significantly reduce elevated blood pressure. High blood pressure affects almost one in three U.S. adults, and is a leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease. Nutritional biochemist Susan Fluegel led the research, conducted for her doctorate in…