Nanoparticle-based battlefield pain treatment comes closer to realitySeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Moving a step closer towards nanoparticle-based battlefield pain treatment, scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers at warfronts to give a fallen soldier both morphine and a drug that could limits morphine's dangerous side effects. The researchers at the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences (MNIMBS) have used nanotechnology to devise ultra-small polymer particles capable of carrying the drugs into the body.
Organic electronics that allows transport of both positive and negative charges developedAugust 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research from the University of Washington scientists has described an approach to organic electronics that allows transport of both positive and negative charges. Until now, however, circuits built with organic materials have allowed only one type of charge to move through them.
Scientists use camera flash to turn insulating material into conductorAugust 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Can camera flash actually turn an insulating material into a conductor? Yes, if Northwestern University researchers are to be believed. Lead researcher Jiaxing Huang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have found a novel way of turning graphite oxide - a low-cost insulator made by oxidizing graphite powder-into graphene, a material that conducts electricity.
Soon, metals might heal just like human skinAugust 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are working on transferring the self-healing effect of human skin to materials, in the form of evenly distributed fluid-filled capsules into the electroplated layer of metals, which helps repair the layer in case of damage. The process for producing electroplated layers with nano-capsules has been developed by researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart, together with colleagues from Duisburg-Essen University.
New fireproof coatings can withstand temperatures of over 1000 degrees CelsiusJuly 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - CSIRO researchers in Melbourne are developing tough fire-resistant coating materials called 'hybrid inorganic polymer system', or, HIPS, which can withstand temperatures of over 1000 degrees Celsius. Current commercial coatings used on building materials and structures break down at between 150-250 degrees C.
Novel anti-infection technology to help soldiers wounded during warsJuly 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Soldiers would soon be able to avoid infection on any injury they sustain during wars, thanks to a new anti-infection technology developed by West Virginia University researchers. Dr. Bingyun Li, of the university's Department of Orthopaedics, has revealed that the new technology is basically a drug-delivery system that involves microcapsules and nanocoating, which have been found to work in animal studies.
Breakthrough opens way to developing tiny bio-fuel cellsJuly 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A breakthrough in making miniscule brushes potentially opens the way to bio-fuel cells that can power pace-makers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. University of Georgia (UGA) chemist Jason Locklin and graduate students Nicholas Marshall and Kyle Sontag grew polymer brushes, made up of chains of aromatic molecules sometimes used as solvents, attached to metal surfaces as ultra-thin films.
Artificial liver, skin, intestine to revolutionise drug trialsJune 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While animal drug trials have been facing huge criticism from ethical groups, scientists have now created artificial organs like liver, skin, intestine and windpipe that may revolutionise the way new medicines are being tested. Developed by Professor Heike Mertsching of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart, in collaboration with Dr.
First step achieved in development of tiny biological fuel cellsJune 20th, 2009 Washington, June 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA), US, have achieved the first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants and prosthetic limbs. The technique, which has been described as "a significant breakthrough for nanotechnology", involved the development of a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges.
New "smart" polymer reduces radioactive waste at nuclear power plantsMay 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists in Germany and India are reporting development of a new "smart" polymer that reduces the amount of radioactive waste produced during routine operation of nuclear reactors. Their study, which details a first-of-its-kind discovery, has been published in the ACS' Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a bi-weekly journal.
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"Self- healing" plastic may facilitate recycling of e-wasteApril 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists in The Netherlands are reporting development of a new plastic with a "self-healing polymer" that has potential for use in the first easy-to-recycle computer circuit boards, electrical insulation, and other electronics products that now wind up on society's growing heaps of electronic waste. Antonius Broekhuis and colleagues note in the new study that so-called thermoset plastics are widely used in consumer electronics due to their hardness and heat resistance.
FDA clears Johnson & Johnson's successor to the blockbuster arthritis drug RemicadeApril 24th, 2009 FDA clears potential blockbuster arthritis drugWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a potential blockbuster drug from Johnson & Johnson that fights three forms of arthritis caused by immune-system disorders. The injectable medication called Simponi is essentially a follow-up to the multibillion-dollar drug Remicade, which is marketed in the U.S.
How light can be used in medical therapyMarch 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has delved into the emerging practice of drug delivery systems that use light to activate medications in the body. The new process makes use of biocompatible materials that are sensitive to certain physiological variables or external physicochemical stimuli.
Non-drowsy anti-allergy medicine introducedJanuary 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A capsuled liquid gel for relieving worst allergy symptoms without causing drowsiness is now available over the counter. 'New CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) is the latest advancement for the 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies,' said John O'Mullane, group vice-president, research and development, Schering-Plough Consumer Health Care.
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