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Mashup Score: 3
Researchers at MIT have created a microparticle vaccine that can provide booster doses automatically. The hollow microparticles resemble a coffee cup with a lid, and are made using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), otherwise known as PLGA. The polymer breaks down over time in the body, releasing the contents of the hollow particles. By changing the composition of the polymer and the chemical groups…
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Mashup Score: 0Biosynthetic Trilayered Ventricle Pumps Blood | Medgadget - 2 year(s) ago
Biomedical engineers at the University of Toronto have developed a method to create a small-scale biosynthetic left ventricle that can pump blood within a bioreactor. While the construct is too small to act as replacement for a human heart, it could lead to full-sized biosynthetic organ transplants. In fact, the man-made ventricle already showed a significant level of sophistication and…
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Biosynthetic Trilayered Ventricle Pumps Blood https://t.co/MpmTCKH7Zk #ArtificialHeart #UofT #CardiacSurgery #Cardiology #Materials #Medicine https://t.co/iPUX6HL1j4
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Engineers at the University of California Los Angeles created artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than the real thing. The new material is an example of a dielectric elastomer, which is an electroactive polymer that can change its shape or size when stimulated using electricity. The researchers tweaked the crosslinking between polymer chains within the material, allowing it to…
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Artificial Muscles are Stronger and More Flexible than Real Muscle https://t.co/0cVQX32DwD #Materials #Rehab https://t.co/IuWkgylBeD
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Mashup Score: 0Magnetic Microrobots to Brush and Floss Teeth | Medgadget - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a technique to manipulate magnetic microrobots into bristle and string shaped-structures that can brush and floss teeth. The iron oxide nanoparticle-based microrobots also activate hydrogen peroxide to release bacteria-killing free radicals to further target bacterial populations in the mouth. The technology may eventually be suitable…
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Magnetic Microrobots to Brush and Floss Teeth https://t.co/cDXQ0GVnrc #Upenn #Dentistry #Materials https://t.co/aeIELJagmR
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Researchers at MIT have created a carbon monoxide-loaded foam intended for therapeutic use against inflammatory disease. While the gas is toxic if inhaled in large quantities, in small doses it has potent anti-inflammatory effects. However, delivering it to the gastrointestinal tract to treat inflammatory diseases, such as colitis, is a challenge. In response, these researchers emulated the…
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Carbon Monoxide-Loaded Foam for Inflammatory Disease https://t.co/7oRIDBzvxK #GI #Materials #Medicine https://t.co/Bj4WrfXXAt
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Mashup Score: 3Self-Powered Implant Tracks Spinal Fusion Healing | Medgadget - 2 year(s) ago
Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh created a self-powered implant that can track spinal healing while also providing mechanical support. The device can be 3D printed so that it fits a given patient perfectly and the mechanical properties can also be easily tuned to customize for each situation. The spinal fusion cage contains a triboelectric nanogenerator that creates electricity when it…
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Self-Powered Implant Tracks Spinal Fusion Healing https://t.co/HSd8Yf3w4m #PittTweet #Materials #OrthopedicSurgery https://t.co/ngqsONAGaG
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Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have modeled Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), a childhood inflammatory intestinal disease, on a microfluidic chip and gained new insights into the genetic changes underlying the condition. This is the first in vitro model of the disease, and highlights the power of organ on a chip systems to provide insights into complex disease states. The…
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Microfluidic Chip Models Inflammatory Intestinal Disease https://t.co/YYqH9DjV0W #Harvard #HarvardWyssinstitute #Wyssinstitute #Geriatrics #GI #Materials #Pathology https://t.co/afZqECLt1q
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Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a “polymer brush” system that can capture and release proteins on using electrical stimulation. Protein therapeutics are increasingly in demand, but creating them efficiently is still a challenge. Isolating therapeutic proteins from the liquid surrounding the cells used to produce them in biotechnological processes is…
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Polymer Brushes Capture and Release Proteins on Demand https://t.co/8c9mFTnZSM #Chalmersuniv #Materials #Medicine https://t.co/TWXBTyPOxM
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Engineers at the University of California Los Angeles have developed “meta-bots,” which are fingernail sized robots that can move, sense, and navigate their environment. Strikingly, the robots are essentially ready for use when they emerge from the 3D printer, and consist of piezoelectric actuators that can respond to or generate electricity. The robots consist of an intricate structure of…
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One-Step Manufactured Meta-Bots with Medical Potential https://t.co/sTM0RGyVGr #Ucla #Materials #Medicine #Surgery #VascularSurgery https://t.co/HIQP4Cxkqg
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Mashup Score: 2Self-Regulating Footwear for Diabetic Foot Issues | Medgadget - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science created footwear that can self-regulate the pressure distribution when a person walks, helping to avoid pain and friction that can lead to issues for people with diabetes. Patients with diabetes can have an abnormal gait, sometimes because of pain or numbness in the extremities, potentially leading to complications such as foot ulcers when shoes…
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Self-Regulating Footwear for Diabetic Foot Issues https://t.co/u9rblIgz6Q #Materials #Medicine #Neurology #Rehab #SportsMedicine https://t.co/gaQofk8WwA
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Microparticle Vaccine Provides Boosters Automatically https://t.co/wzI9msZfAD #Covid #Mit #Vaccines #Materials #Medicine #PublicHealth https://t.co/rolwHdcTem