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Article - 21 Mar 2013

Bioactive materials are used to interact with or have an effect on tissue in the human body. Nanocomposites are a natural choice when designing bioactive materials, as many biological structures and...

TiO2 Modification of Titanium Alloy Artificial Implants to Improve Performance

News - 18 Jan 2022

Researchers have efficiently modified a TC26 alloy with nanoporous TiO2 to improve the bioactivity and osseointegration of artificial implants. Their research is available as a pre-proof in...

Researchers Create Biomimetic Twisted Plywood Structural Materials

News - 13 Aug 2018

Over many millions of years of evolution, nature has given birth to innumerable biological materials which serve either as the skeletons of the organisms or as offensive or defensive weapons. Although...

Researchers Combine Antioxidant Biomaterials with Calcium Nanocrystals to Create Bone-Like Material

News - 31 Dec 2014

Connecting the femur to the tibia, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the most devastating injuries in sports. No other injury has sidelined more athletes for a season or even the...

Combining 3-D Printing with Nanofiber Spinning Technique May Help Create Better Artificial Cartilage

News - 28 Apr 2014

In a significant step toward reducing the heavy toll of osteoarthritis around the world, scientists have created the first example of living human cartilage grown on a laboratory chip. The researchers...

Holding on Tightly: Chemists Reproduced Adhesive Shellfish Proteins with Artificial Polymers

News - 18 Nov 2008

Chemists can learn from some shellfish. Mussels, for example, produce an adhesive that sticks strongly to metal and stone, even under water. Chemists have reproduced the protein responsible for this...

Happy Accidents Advance Versatility of Polymers for Nanomedicine

News - 4 Mar 2014

One of the most basic tenets of science is observation, an essential tool with the power not only to prevent but also in some cases redefine failure. A few years ago, a student in Texas A&M...

Physicists Develop Computer Simulations to Check Cracks in Nanostructures

News - 8 Mar 2010

In research published in the March 4 issue of the journal Nature, Northeastern University physicists have pioneered the development of large-scale computer simulations to assess how cracks form...

Sensitive Nanoparticle Sensors from Nebraska to be Promoted at BIO 2007

News - 24 Apr 2007

In Nebraska, research on nanoparticle sensors with sensitivity rivaling human fingers could give robots a delicate sense of touch. A computer-aided orthopedic surgical system could enable surgeons to...

High-Output Flexible Nanogenerator Fabricated Using Biotemplated Piezoelectric Material

News - 4 Dec 2013

A research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee and Professor Yoon Sung Nam from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST has developed the biotemplated design of flexible...