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Photo-induced endosomal release of drugs from a colloidal mesoporous silica platform using singlet oxygen to breakdown lipid envelopes.
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University of Texas researchers develop materials that are stiff for initial implantation, and then soften to better match the mechanical properties of brain tissue.
Can We Make Artificial Joints Better?
An MIT group have developed a new coating in an attempt to reduce the number of surgeries required to correct artificial implants.
Rapid Microfluidic Sorting for On-chip Capture and Analysis of Single Cells
On-chip culturing and molecular profiling of captured cancer cells using a low-cost, rapid microfluidic cell sorter device
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More biocompatibility for polyurethane
Polyurethane can be made more biocompatible for medical devices by grafting chitosan on it.
Designing Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
Researchers for the University of California, Irvine, have developed a new drug-delivery system using protein-based nanoparticles.
Ravin Narain: Aiming for a Cancer Cure with Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
We speak to University of Alberta Professor Ravin Narain about his polymeric and nano-materials research, and what it might for the future of biomaterials and medicine.
Rolling Titanium into Scrolls: New Microstructures for Medical Implants
A group of researchers examined a new method for creating 3D micro-architectured Ti structures and found an attractive combination of stiffness, strength, and ductility.
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