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Biomaterials
Biomaterials: is any substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose - either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one. As a science, biomaterials is about fifty years old. The study of biomaterials is called biomaterials science or biomaterials engineering. It has experienced steady and strong growth over its history, with many companies investing large amounts of money into the development of new products. Biomaterials science encompasses elements of medicine, biology, chemistry, tissue engineering and materials science.
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NOV 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2024Earth & The Environment
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Tumors have a sneaky strategy of becoming resistant to chemotherapy drugs—they have a way of “pumping ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2022Cannabis Sciences
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Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2021Plants & Animals
Back in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that nearly 133 billion pounds of food went to waste, ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioJUN 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to support the growth of the circular economy, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly fast fashion, is massively destructive to the planet. Only a few decades ago, people and famil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study conducted by Western University researchers found that hemp bioplastics make suitable packaging material. The st
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Though now extinct, ammonoids (a group of marine mollusks with shells) evolved for 350 million years, always with a tend
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUL 14, 2023
Plants & Animals
Wound healing is a complex biological process that involves various stages, including inflammation, tissue formatio
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAY 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if sutures could actually promote wound healing? Scientists have designed so-called smart sutures that not only sti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2023
Cancer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) consists of the cells, healthy and malignant, molecules, and blood vessels, surrounding
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 26, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Clothing, Armor, and Airplanes: Scientists Use Reticular Chemistry to Improve Interlocking Molecules
In a recent study published in Nature Synthesis, an international team of researchers led by the University of Californi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 22, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Sciences Advances, a team of researchers from Aalto University in Finland have developed
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 21, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in ACS Nano, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University have designed a new class of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine has been shown to protect against influenza B viruses in cell and mouse models. The correspo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 08, 2022
Immunology
Tumors have a sneaky strategy of becoming resistant to chemotherapy drugs—they have a way of “pumping
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) stalks are byproducts of cannabidiol (CBD) oil production that have thus far only b
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
Back in 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that nearly 133 billion pounds of food went to waste,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JUN 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to support the growth of the circular economy, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch