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Nov. 21, 2019
News
Protection for Pacemakers
ETH scientists have developed a special protective membrane made of cellulose that significantly reduces the build-up of fibrotic tissue around cardiac pacemaker implants, as reported in the current issue of the journal Biomaterials. Their ...
Aug. 06, 2019
News
Paper Trail Leads to Heart Valve Discoveries
Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease. They are using paper-based structures that mimic the layered nature of aortic valves, the tough, flexible tissues that keep ...
Sep. 27, 2017
Science
"Mineral Plastic"
The large usage of petroleum-based conventional plastics has incurred a lot of environmental issues, such as white pollution due to their non-degradability and costly recyclability. Nowadays, new plastic materials, which are ...
Mar. 17, 2015
News
Chameleons use Nano-crystals to change their colours
Many chameleons have the remarkable ability to exhibit complex and rapid color changes during social interactions. A collaboration of scientists within the Sections of Biology and Physics of the Faculty of Science from the University ...
Oct. 27, 2014
News
DGBM: Annual Meeting of the German Society of Biomaterials
The annual conference of the German Society of Biomaterials (DGBM) will take place in Dresden, Germany, from November 6-8, 2014. ...
Aug. 28, 2013
News
ATCC Announces Creation of Biomaterial Contributor Network
ATCC, a global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces material deposit agreements with over 30 leading public and private institutions. These institutions will have the option to participate in the new ...
Apr. 12, 2013
Science
Sea Urchin Spines Inspire Next Generation Materials Design
Sea urchin spines are hard and tough. And would it be surprising if you were told that they are basically made of the same components as chalk? This is an example where nature has been able to "tweak" the orientation at the micro- and ...
Apr. 12, 2013
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Recycling Waste to Make New Bioplastics
Recycling: An old British phrase states that 'where there's muck, there's brass' - meaning that where there are dirty jobs to be done there is money to be made. This rings true to this day where many valuable resources can be recovered ...
Jul. 26, 2012
Science
Nanoparticles for Proteins and Cells Detection
Proteins and cells detection methodologies with interest for rapid and costeffective diagnostics and based on nanoparticles and nanochannels, are described. The developed devices are based on the use of screen-printing technology, a mass ...
Jul. 23, 2012
Science
Bioinspired Silicas: Sponge Skeletons as a Model
In the last few years, biomineralization, in particular biosilicification, has become an exciting source of inspiration for the development of novel bionic approaches, following “Nature as model”. It had been the siliceous sponges ...

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