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Image: Compact medical plasma device

27/03/2025

Device "MobiPlas" designed for mobile medical use

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Image: Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing; Copyright: Margot Lepetit / Aalto University

14/03/2025

Hydrogels that heal like human skin

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Image: Picture of a water-powered, electronics-free dressing (WPED) for electrical stimulation of wounds; Copyright: Rajaram Kaveti

15/08/2024

Electric bandage promotes faster healing

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Image: wearable bioelectronic system displayed on a finger in green gloves; Copyright: Wei Gao, California Institute of Technology

02/07/2024

Smart bandages: Advancing chronic wound treatment

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Image: The image shows a hand with slight burn injuries

11/03/2024

UGRSKIN: artificial skin as a game-changer in burn treatment

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Image: In the middle of this excerpt of a graphic there is a human body, visualizing the function of the underwater bio-adhesive for healing inner wounds; Copyright: POSTECH

26/02/2024

Tailored medical adhesives for personalized healing

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Image: Two women looking at a display of cells on a monitor; Copyright: University of Jyväskylä

06/02/2024

Antiviral resin destroys COVID-19 from plastic surfaces

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Image: Two people in a laboratory working with a nanoparticle paste and light. Copyright: Empa

24/01/2024

Smart wound sealing with nanoparticles and light soldering

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Image: Plasma ignition of the plasma source used: The plasma is visible here in a so-called filamentous discharge in the form of small purple flashes; Copyright: RUB, Marquard

04/12/2023

Sterilization: how bacteria defend themselves against plasmas

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Image: inexpensive do-it-yourself (DIY) “Corsi-Rosenthal Box” air purifier; Copyright: UConn photo

07/11/2023

EPA testing shows the power of D-I-Y air filters to trap viruses

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Image: Close-up of a boy with a healed minor cut after surgical tape stitches; Copyright: ellinnur

28/07/2023

Biomaterials: toolbox for the development of bioadhesives

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Image: dr Jasmina Gačanin poses for the camera in a hallway; Copyright: Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung

20/07/2023

Jasmina Gačanin investigates living biomaterials

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Image: Symbolic photo: It shows a used CytoSorb® cartridge; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

19/07/2023

Adsorber in blood purification: widely used, no proven benefit

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Image: A scientist in lab uniform inspects a smooth surface; Copyright: StreetOncamara_From_Twenty20

07/07/2023

Next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies

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Image: The hydrogel composite is demonstratively stretched by Alexandre Anthis; Copyright: Empa

23/06/2023

Sensor patch for abdominal surgery

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Image: Woman with glasses and gray-brown hair, Carole Planchette, stands by a pillar; Copyright: Fotogenia - Renate Trummer

02/06/2023

New production of biocompatible microfibres
Image: The surface of a door handle is cleaned with disinfectant; Copyright: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum

23/05/2023

Hygiene: monkeypox viruses relatively stable on surfaces
Image: Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel and Vanessa Trossmann in a laboratory for the microscopic examination of cell structures; Copyright: UBT / Chr. Wißler.

12/05/2023

Cell-specific properties of novel spider silk materials
Image: Daniel Aili, professor at the Department of Physics, man with brown hair and glasses, smiles at the camera; Copyright: Magnus Johansson

26/04/2023

Wound dressing reveals infection
Image: A smart bandage rests on a gloved finger.; Copyright: Caltech

03/04/2023

'Smart' bandages monitor wounds and provide treatment
Image: Newborn baby lies on his stomach in an incubator; Copyright: mvaligursky

22/03/2023

Incubators: reduce alcohol absorbed from disinfectants used
Image: Pipette adding sample to stem cell cultures growing in pots for stem cell implantation; Copyright: imagesourcecurated

02/03/2023

Electrodes grown in the brain
Image: Xing Xie is holding holding a chip in close up; Copyright: Georgia Tech

27/02/2023

New ultrafast water disinfection method
Image: A man in a white coat and with safety goggles, Hongji Yan, holds a test tube in his hand and is looking at the camera; Copyright: Vaibhav Srivastava

14/02/2023

Mucus-based gel improves bone graft results, promotes healing
Image: A white electrospun Renacer membrane (5 x 5 cm) on a black background; Copyright: Fraunhofer ISC

10/02/2023

Bioresorbable membrane for healing wounds
Image: A woman with black hair in a white coat sits in a research laboratory and operates a microscope; Copyright: wichayada69

08/02/2023

Produce biodegradable antiviral and antibacterial materials
Image: Close-up of the healing process of a corneal ulcer, postoperative results in vivo; Copyright: POSTECH

08/02/2023

Treating cornea ulcers with diagnostic light
Image: The doctor treats the wound on the patient's leg in a clinic room; Copyright: Okrasyuk

07/02/2023

Wound care: New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
Image: A contact lens prototype that is specially designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye.; Copyright: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

06/02/2023

Contact lenses to treat dry eye syndrome
Image: Top view of FFP2 class clean face mask on blue background; Copyright: Photology75

21/12/2022

Radon: Face masks reduce radiation exposure
Image: Microscopic image: The picture shows a textile fiber with salt crystals (light blue) and viruses around 100 nanometers in size (green); Copyright: Empa

20/12/2022

Watching viruses fail
Image: A man with brown hair in a white coat, Ángel Serrano Aroca, smiles at the camera; Copyright: Asociación RUVID

15/12/2022

Biomaterial capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections
Image: An employee in protective clothing holds a piece of non-woven fabric in his hand and examines it; Copyright: Freudenberg Performance Materials

12/12/2022

ProQuIV optimizes the production of nonwoven masks
Image: A woman with long blonde hair and black glasses smiles at the camera - Anna Rising, research group leader; Copyright: Lena Holm

19/08/2022

Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications
Image: Production of the new surgical masks that can deactivate the SARS-COV-2 virus that is responsible for COVID19; Copyright: Asociación RUVID

20/09/2021

Researchers release masks that instantaneously deactivate SARS-CoV-2
Image: a tiny plaster with some gel on it; Copyright: NTU Singapore

10/09/2021

New therapy for chronic wounds
Image: Drawing inspiration from nature, a team of international scientists have invented a smart device for personalized skin care modeled after the male diving beetle; Copyright: McGill University

01/09/2021

A skin crawling treatment for acne
Image: Closeup view with selective focus of shiny glittering water balls hydrogel; Copyright: PantherMedia/PhotoChowk

31/08/2021

Improving strength, stretchiness and adhesion in hydrogels for wound healing
Image: Woman wearing a FFP2 facemask in a Flower store, Copyright: Gettyimages

23/08/2021

Optimal usage time for face coverings
Image: A physician puts a bandage around the foot of a patient; Copyright: PantherMedia/Wavebreakmedia (YAYMicro)

29/07/2021

Chronic wounds: new, inexpensive wound dressing
Image: A nurse is donning a red cloth mask; Copyright: PantherMedia/Jakub Mrocek

13/01/2021

Reviewing the evidence for cloth mask use among health care workers
Image: wound-healing gel; Copyright: RUDN University

07/12/2020

Wound-healing gel with metabolic products of trichoderma
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