biomaterials

Welcome to the 'biomaterials' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'biomaterials'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “biomaterials”

• Hydrogels. Contact lenses. Biomaterials. Nanomaterials.

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 131
  “Hydrogels were the first biomaterials designed for clinical use.” 1 Jindrich Kopeček, from Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; has presented an article titled: “HYDROGELS ...
  3 days ago

• African pollution spreads to Americas in dust storms

  
  Smart Economy — Authority: 127
  Source: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2009 conference We know that African dust affects weather and hurricane severity in America...now we have one more thing to worry about---If only pollution would stay where it originates..it doesnt--Walter Derzko   It’s an ill wind that blows: ...
  5 days ago

• Cardiac surgery indications of high strength glues (Europe)

  
  advanced medical technologies — Authority: 110
  High-strength surgical glue products were approved for topical closure applications in the United States in the late 1990s. Outside the United States, high-strength glues and adhesives have been approved in some countries for a number of years and have built up a track record of use in internal surgery. With time, ...
  6 days ago

• Ford Turns to Wheat Straw to Reinforce Plastic in 2010 Flex and Cut Petroleum Use

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 460
  A couple of months ago we reported on Ford Motor Co.s “bio-babes,” the five highly educated female scientists who comprise the automakers Biomaterials and Plastics Research team. You might recall that their accomplishments included development of soy-based components that have since been installed in 1.5 million ...
  1 week ago

• Magnetic removal of tumours

  
  Intute blog — Authority: 128
  Ferromagnetic tumour removal (The Engineer) This technique involves either injecting magnetic fluids in to tumours or coating them with ferromagnetic plastic films similar to those currently used for localized drug delivery. As well as requiring less invasive surgery this technique would also reduce the risk of cells ...
  2 weeks ago

• Biofilm, Bugs and Bioreactors: The IP Behind Coskata’s New Biofuel Facility

  
  Green Patent Blog — Authority: 411
  In a previous post , I wrote about Coskata’s patent-pending ethanol production process.  The Illinois-based cellulosic ethanol company’s proprietary technology makes ethanol from various feedstocks by converting it to synthesis gas, or syngas, and then fermenting the gas using anaerobic microorganisms. ...
  2 weeks ago

• GreenShift-ing Focus to Pre-Grant Damages in Ethanol Processing Patent Suit

  
  Green Patent Blog — Authority: 411
    GS CleanTech Corporation (GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of GreenShift Corporation , is a New York company that develops technology relating to energy efficient ethanol production processes. GS owns U.S. Patent No. 7,601,858  (’858 Patent), entitled “Method of processing ethanol byproducts and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nanoporous contact lens technology. Photochromic contact lens. Singapore. IBN. NUH. “… Flagship project, coupled with an S$5 million funding, to help set up IBN iCare and NUH Eye Centre @ Biopolis.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 131
  In Singapore, Boon Swan Foo, the Executive Chairman of Exploit Technologies has informed: “The bringing together of clinicians with scientists and commercial people to this juncture is due to the unrelenting effort of the key players, including Dr. Muhammad Tani, Professor Jackie Ying and Associate Professor Paul ...
  3 weeks ago

• $2.5M for CorNova

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 704
  Life Sciences , deals , VC Ryan McBride wrote: CorNova, a Burlington, MA-based developer of coronary stents with platinum surfaces, has raised $2.5 million of a proposed $6 million in equity financing, according to an SEC filing . The filing does not list the investors in the round, but peHUB writes ...
  4 weeks ago

• Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM) User Manual 2008

  
  Gadgets Manual — Authority: 127
  The purpose of this Manual is to provide Users of the Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM) with a convenient reference that they may consult to find out about the Centre, its staff and facilities, operating procedures and occupational health and safety information. If you have any questions or comments ...
  4 weeks ago

Comments about biomaterials