Medical research
New hydrogel can repair tears in human tissue
EPFL scientists have developed an injectable gel that can attach to various kinds of soft internal tissues and repair tears resulting from an accident or trauma.
Apr 14, 2021
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Medical research
Novel 'hydrogel' carriers for anti-cancer drugs offer new hope for cancer treatment
Cancer therapy in recent times relies on the use of several drugs derived from biological sources including different bacteria and viruses, among others. However, these bio-based drugs get easily degraded and therefore inactivated ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Researchers develop biocompatible support device for artificial organs
Scientists from ITMO University have designed a device that allows the human nervous system to control implants. The invention consists of miniature resistors, capacitor, diodes, and memristors based on liquid metal and hydrogel, ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Biomedical technology
New shape-changing 4D materials hold promise for morphodynamic tissue engineering
New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli, such as water, could be the next generation of materials used to bioengineer tissues and organs, according to a team of researchers ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Cardiology
Hydrogel injection may change the way the heart muscle heals after a heart attack
Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Health
Contact lenses for diagnostic and therapeutic use
Human bodily fluids and secretions contain molecules known as biomarkers that contain a wealth of information about the body's health and the presence of disease. Among secretions such as tears, sweat and saliva, tears are ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Wearable pressure-sensitive devices for medical use
In recent years, the use of wearable sensing devices has become a part of people's everyday lives. Devices such as smart watches, for example, can be used to monitor physical fitness functions such as heart rate, sleep and ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Medical research
Novel alkaline hydrogel advances skin wound care
With an increase in the elderly and aging population and also in the number of invasive surgeries, wound healing has become a critical focus area in medicine. The complex bodily processes involved in wound healing make it ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Medical research
Diabetic mice improve with retrievable millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an irreversible autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells requiring life-long substitution of insulin. In a new study, researchers at the Institute of Industrial ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Medical research
Hydrogel could be step forward in therapies to generate bones in head and neck
A team of UCLA School of Dentistry researchers has developed the first adhesive hydrogel specifically to regenerate bone and tissue defects following head and neck surgeries. Their invention was inspired in part by the way ...
Mar 18, 2020
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