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Topic of the Month March: Blood
Supercomputer Shows HIV Capsid
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[31/05/2013] Researchers report that they have determined the precise chemical structure of the HIV capsid, a protein shell that protects the virus's genetic material and is a key to its virulence. Supercomputer Shows HIV Capsid - Read more
Biomaterial Could Improve Success
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[16/05/2013] Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body’s natural response to attack something in the tissue that appears foreign. University of Washington (UW) engineers have demonstrated a way to prevent this. Biomaterial Could Improve Success - Read more
Biologized, Adaptable, Biodegradable
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/01/2013] The personalization of medical devices is a growing trend and for good reason. With the help of different procedures, researchers design implants and prosthetics that are not just adapting perfectly to the organism, but that can also biodegrade. Yet to what extent is the new generation of these types of medical devices already useful for the patient? Biologized, Adaptable, Biodegradable - Read more
Interfacing Biological and Artificial Systems
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[14/12/2012] In their recently published article researchers from the University of Tokyo describe how developments in synthesis techniques have liberated the polymer MPC’s potential for a huge range of medical and biological applications. Interfacing Biological and Artificial Systems - Read more
New Polymer Research
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[06/09/2011] A protective delivery vehicle that shuttles friendly bacteria safely through the stomach to the intestines could provide a major boost for the probiotics industry. The new technology could also be used for the delivery of certain drugs and even increase calcium absorption, according to research at the University of York. New Polymer Research - Read more
The New Man - Spares from the laboratory
( Source: MEDICA-tradefair.com )
[20/11/2010] In the case of small injuries and diseases the human body is able to regenerate itself. Not so in the case of damaged organs – here a organ transplantation is the last resort. Because donor organs are rare, physicians research at biomaterials, which can replace the human tissue. From the hip joint to synthetic hearts: to grow new tissue is no longer sorcery. The New Man - Spares from the laboratory - Read more
Fabrics in the Belly
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[01/11/2009] It is not just fashion victims that cherish cotton, viscose and polyester. Also medicine takes advantage of the variability of textile fibres inside and outside the human body. This is one topic of this year's special show MEDICA VISION at MEDICA 2009. Fabrics in the Belly - Read more
Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 1)
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[15/12/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Bronze Age or Iron Age, gold rush or diamond fever - epochs and phenomena show that man always wanted one thing: material. A huge leap in human development almost always occurs in concordance with the discovery or use of certain materials. That is also true for medicine. Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 1) - Read more
Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 2)
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[15/12/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de Material Rush Hits Medicine (Part 2) - Read more
