A Drug Pump On A Computer Chip
...ence of microelectromechanical systems. Ten-dollar disposable blood pressure instruments with microscopic pressure sensors are replacing conventional $600 devices that, while reusable, cost another $50 to sterilize and tune up before each use. About 20 million miniature blood pressure sensors are now bein...Taking The "Ouch" Out Of Needles: Arrays Of "Microneedles" Offer New Technique For Drug Delivery
...e arrayswould be competitive in cost with existing disposable drug delivery techniques. "I do believe that microneedle technology offers great potential fordelivering drugs through the skin, avoiding the barrier presented by the outerstratum corneum," said Dr. John C. Ansel, professor in the Department ofDerm...Allergy And Asthma-Exaceberating Mites, Molds And Pollens On The Rise Due To El Niño . . . La Niña
...a panel of "sensitivity" tests is completed. Using disposable plastic"scratcher pads," that have been exposed to specific agents, light scratches aremade in the skin's surface. After 20 minutes, the scratches are examined to seewhich, if any, show signs of redness or swelling, indicating an allergicreaction. Fo...Lab on a chip? Cheap, disposable UD biosensor uses gold-on-plastic design
..., specially designedpolymer beads provide a cheap, disposable device for detecting disease,University of Delawar...at a Radio Shack store," could produce thousandsof disposable biosensors, Velev says. "Our goal was to introduce a completely novel technology to the field ofbios...Disposable nappies may explain the increase in male infertility
Scrotal temperature is increased in disposable plastic lined nappies 2000; 83:364-8 Lea...ronment? 2000;83:281-2 The use of disposable nappies may explain the increase in male infertility over the past 25 years, suggests a study in ...Science's Top 10: genome sequencing named top scientific advance of 2000
...n flat panel displays, electronic tags, maybe even disposable cell phones), and an organic laser, in which organic "tetracene" molecules emit light when excited by electrical current. Old Cells, New Tricks: Scientists delivered a decisive blow this year to the once-canonical notion that adult cells are wed...Yale researchers find all of the gene targets for a protein
...ands of proteins simultaneously. Protein chips are disposable arrays of microwells in silicone sheets placed on top of microscopic slides. The high density and small size of the wells allows for high throughput (a measure of rate of production) batch processing and simultaneous analysis of many individual sampl...Baxter's HomeChoice Pediatric dialysis system receives market clearance from FDA
...ldwide. In 1956, the company introduced the first disposable coil dialyzer, a development that greatly enhanced the use and application of hemodialysis. Nearly 20 years later, Baxter was one of the first companies to introduce PD. Baxter Healthcare Corporation is the principal domestic operating subsidiary...New contact-lens materials will revolutionize the industry, UT Southwestern researchers report
... ameliorating this critical clinical problem since disposable contacts were first introduced nearly 10 years ago, Cavanagh said. UT Southwestern researchers examined risk estimates for contact lens-associated increases in bacterial binding by lens type and wearing schedules, which previous benchmarkstudies had ...... used as a base, leading to a new economic system, disposable income, and trade in the bats. One species of flying fox has already been wiped out on the island, and another is on the verge of extinction. In her presentation, "ALS-PDC and flying fox declines in Guam: Linkage of a human health crises to wildlif...NIST chemists define and refine properties of plastic microsystems
...evices today are made of glass materials. Cheaper, disposable devices could be made of plastics, but their properties are not yet well understood. NIST is contributing to the development of these plastic microfluidics. One study looked at how fluids flowed in plastic microchannels by tracking fluorescent dye in...NSF awards $37.9 million in grants to study biocomplexity in the environment
...: the industrial ecology of particulate materials; disposable and reusable textile materials in healthcare facilities; and defining sustainable uses for agricultural products....Sandia-aided method to heal wounded and diseased achieves US government acceptance
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A disposable plastic bag resembling the common kitchen garbage ...tool could be used as a personal, inexpensive, and disposable isolation ward for the person being treated. Because the process kills bacteria, expensive hospital...Without water, the body will shut down its need to ingest food
...ed water or 0.3 M NaCl solution was infused with a disposable syringe mounted in a calibrated pump. For long infusions, the tubing was protected with a metal spring and was connected through a low-friction watertight fluid swivel. Five experiments were then conducted as follows: Experiment 1: Analysis of feedi...Radiation-resistant organism reveals its defense strategies
... eats up nuclear waste and transforms it into more disposable derivatives. The ability to withstand other extreme stresses, such as dehydration and low temperatures, makes the microbe one of the few life forms found on the North Pole. It is not surprising, then, that it has been the source of much curiosity wo...The frontier of microelectronics: Building nano-machines, part by part
...ization of new opportunities for simpler, cheaper, disposable electronic devices, Gimzewski said. "If you take a longer term look, there are many more opportunities than if you look at the short term, inside the box," he said. Gimzewski will also talk about fundamental issues of single molecular devices and the...Underwater sensor system could protect reservoirs, drinking water
...ence at Penn State, are working on an inexpensive, disposable sensor for ricin, the highly poisonous protein found in castor beans and thought to be a potential terrorism agent. Sensors also exist for other harmful chemicals. In the aqueous sensor network system an uplink node floats on the water's surface an...Brookhaven Lab develops 'ThraxVac' to clean up anthrax
...teria and spores. In both of these technologies, a disposable filter is fitted with its own enclosed low-level polonium-210 source that emits alpha particles to continuously kill collected spores. All collected spores would be dead when the filter is discarded. Using alpha particles for commercial processes is ......ps on tickin: In an era of 'overnight success' and disposable products, try to find a better example of dependability, economy, and achievement than the Landsat 5 earth observing satellite. Landsat 5 was launched on March 1, 1984. Because of the sophisticated equipment on board, engineers anticipated a life of...... of applications such as biodegradable cutlery and disposable compact discs. The European Union's approval of biological fungicide for use on food crops and the green signal given by the United States for development of novel gene delivery technology that could be used in agriculture and medicine are also provi...