New Biomaterial May Replace Arteries, Knee Cartilage
...elopment in the 1950s. Other evidence ofSalubria's biocompatibility is that it allows new cells to grow on it,effectively making it part of the body, Ku said. Proof-of-concept studies showed Salubria's potential for use in arteryreplacement, including those in the heart because of its mechanical strength.Also......roperties needed for transporting drugs -- such as biocompatibility and water solubility -- are needed for beauty aids. If you can use polymers to carry 'greasy' drugs within your body, why not use them to carry 'greasy' dyes or fragrances outside the body?" At present, Uhrich's polymers are targeted at drug...New application of imaging technique can change how scientists look at proteins
...hed light on a wide range of issues, including the biocompatibility of medical implants, blood-clotting processes and how cancer spreads. "To a large extent, a protein's structure determines its function," said Viola Vogel, associate professor of bioengineering and director of the UW's Center for Nanotechnology. ...Ambitious plan to give sight to the blind
...s in a saline environment. BioMEMs interfaces and biocompatibility issues drive much of the effort, particularly in t...ansmit electrical impulses. Other problems include biocompatibility - the problem of rejection of alien matter by the body - and long-term reliability.The project, unde...Lab engineers develop microelectronics for artificial retina project
... only flexible, but is a promising material from a biocompatibility standpoint. Humayun's group implanted three first-generation LLNL devices in a dog's eye to identify needed design and fabrication improvements. Livermore engineers are now working on a second-generation microelectrode array with smaller electrodes ...Test method provides biocompatibility 'barometer'
... more sensitive and reliable means to evaluate the biocompatibility of new materials for a wide range of applications ...of biocompatibility. Whereas current means to test biocompatibility produce a yes/no result that a material is minimally biocompatible or not, the new analysis can tell......4--Researchers across the world are working toward biocompatibility by optimizing interactions that occur between implanted biomaterials and the host living tissue. Overcoming this significant technical challenge is likely to broaden the scope of biomaterials' applications. "Thrombosis involving blood coagulation and...