Tag: materials science
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Nanotech Plastic Textile Dissipates Body Heat
A new plastic textile material developed at Stanford University is shown to reflect sunlight while allowing more heat from the body to escape, keeping people cooler.
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Computer Models to Boost 3-D Print Designs in Mfring
An academic-industry team is developing computer-based methods to improve the design for three-dimensional printing of complex manufactured items.
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FDA Clears Thin, Transparent Wound Dressing Material
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a new type of thin, transparent wound dressing for marketing in the U.S. as a medical device.
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University Spin-Off Developing Chemical ID Devices
A start-up company is licensing research from labs at Harvard University to make portable devices that quickly identify the chemistry of liquids.
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Nanoparticles, Peroxide Boost Tooth Decay Prevention
Adding iron oxide nanoparticles to hydrogen peroxide is shown to reduce the build-up of bacterial films on teeth, preventing cavities from forming in lab rats.
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Patch Delivers Gene, Drug, Heat Therapies to Colon Tumors
Engineers developed a hydrogel patch with three types of therapy applied directly to tumors in the colon, which in lab mice caused cancer to go into remission.
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Stem Cells, Gene Therapy Produce Replacement Joint Cartilage
A process combining stem cells, industrial weaving, and gene therapy to grow replacement cartilage for osteoarthritis also prevents inflammation from returning.
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RNA Technology Allows for Fast Vaccine Development
Engineers at MIT designed a process using genetic material in nanoscale particles for vaccines that protected against dangerous diseases with a single dose.
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Bacterial-Biopolymer Delivery System Designed for Vaccines
A biotechnology company and university lab developed a vaccine delivery technique that induces an immune response, combining bacteria and a polymer material.
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Radiation Enhances Nanoparticle Cancer Treatments
Targeting tumors with chemotherapy delivered in nanoparticles, preceded with radiation, was shown in lab mice to boost treatments in a range of cancers.