Tag: materials science
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Graphene Extended for 3-D Printing, Medical Devices
Two recent studies describe methods for fabricating the material graphene into complex shapes with 3-D printing, as well as showing graphene can likely degrade inside the human body.
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Fully Biodegradable Plastic Straws in Testing
A university research center and biodegradable plastics company are testing a new type of drink straw that degrades completely after use in normal soil and water conditions.
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Nanoparticle Process Designed to Detect, Treat Oral Bacteria
A bioengineering lab devised a way to quickly detect and treat bacteria responsible for tooth decay with a combination of X-rays and a non-toxic compound in nanoscale particles.
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Ultra-Sensitive Nanotech Robot Skin Receives Patent
Inventors of a system of sensors packaged in a thin film received a patent for their work that enables robotic devices to better sense conditions in the nearby environment.
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Graphene Tested in Space Launch
The material graphene, studied for more than a decade on earth, is the subject of tests for its ability to withstand the rigors of space travel.
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Precision Medicine Technique Devised for Brain Tumors
A process for quickly determining genetic mutations behind brain tumors and delivering a treatment addressing those mutations is shown to extend the survival of lab mice induced with those tumors.
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Tiny Soft Robots Designed for Surgery, Diagnostics
Tiny robots resembling spiders, barely larger than a U.S. penny, are being designed with soft materials and microscale channels to aid in medical diagnostics and surgery in small, confined spaces.
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Tissue-Engineered Heart Chamber Model Developed
A university bioengineering group developed a model of a left ventricle, the heart chamber that pumps blood to the body, made with engineered heart muscle tissue to replace animals for drug testing.
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Computer-Aided Bone Graft Process Devised with Stem Cells
A tissue engineering team developed a process that includes computer-assisted design for personalized grafts derived from a patient’s own stem cells, to repair bone defects caused by trauma or disease.
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NSF, Industry Group Fund Bio-Based Semiconductor R&D
A research consortium in the semiconductor industry and National Science Foundation are supporting a series of projects investigating interactions between biology and circuits for data transfer and storage.