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MIT Researchers Create Underwater Adhesives Inspired by Shellfish

Researchers from MIT have designed and created new waterproof adhesives which can be used to repair ships or to heal surgical inclusions and wounds. The researchers drew inspiration from shellfish like barnacles and mussels, which secrete highly sticky proteins enabling them to adhere to ship hulls and rocks underwater.

23 Sep 2014

HeartPrint®, a 3D Printed Model Helps Decide Best Treatment for Patient

Materialise have developed a new 3D-printed heart model for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in order to assist a 16-year-old patient born with a large cardiac tumor. This 3D-printed model, HeartPrint, allowed the physicians to decide the best treatment option for the patient’s irregular heartbeat.

From Materialise 18 Sep 2014

Ultra-Thin Synthetic Membranes Developed Without Using Solvents

Synthetic membranes are used in a wide range of applications such as determining toxicity in the environment, identifying food contaminants and deadly diseases in body. A research team from Chile has now created a new method of producing ultra-thin membranes by vaporizing off-the-shelf chemicals over silicon surfaces.

10 Sep 2014

Renewable Initiative to Produce Biodegradable Bioplastics from Seaweed - SEABIOPLAS

SEABIOPLAS, an FP7 project is working towards using sustainably grown seaweeds as feed for recyclable plastics. For attaining the EU target of 10% plastics being biodegradable plastics, it is very important to have large-scale production of biomass-based plastics.

28 Aug 2014

New Shape Memory Polymer Scaffold for Healing Facial Bone Defects

A new shape memory polymer has been developed, which can expand with warm salt water to accurately fill bone defects and aid in new bone growth.

14 Aug 2014

Advion Expands Its Compact Mass Spectrometry (CMS) Offering to Include Liquid Chromatography

Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, introduces an affordable high performance liquid chromatography system to complement its line of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS).

From Advion Interchim Scientific 7 Aug 2014

Global Biomaterials Market Expected to Grow at 4.1% CAGR During 2013-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biomaterials Market for Implantable Devices - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

24 Jul 2014

Louisiana Tech Biomedical Engineering professor to Present at International Bioprinting Congress

Dr. Mark DeCoster, the James E. Wyche III Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University, will present as an invited speaker at the International Bioprinting Congress, July 24-25 at the Biopolis Research and Development Center in Singapore.

22 Jul 2014

Florida Institute Finalizes Funding Agreement with US Bioplastics

The Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with US Bioplastics, an Orlando-based company that takes feedstock waste, paper production by-products, or other plant waste to practical use and then returns it to the environment without damaging the ecology.

21 Jul 2014

Vega Biofuels to Raise $1 Million to Expand Production Capacity of Biochar Product

VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. provides this update to shareholders after successful participation in the first annual Cannabis Investor Conference in Denver, CO.

21 Jul 2014

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Biomaterials News

MIT Researchers Create Underwater Adhesives Inspired by Shellfish

HeartPrint®, a 3D Printed Model Helps Decide Best Treatment for Patient

Ultra-Thin Synthetic Membranes Developed Without Using Solvents

Renewable Initiative to Produce Biodegradable Bioplastics from Seaweed - SEABIOPLAS

New Shape Memory Polymer Scaffold for Healing Facial Bone Defects

Advion Expands Its Compact Mass Spectrometry (CMS) Offering to Include Liquid Chromatography

Global Biomaterials Market Expected to Grow at 4.1% CAGR During 2013-2019

Louisiana Tech Biomedical Engineering professor to Present at International Bioprinting Congress

Florida Institute Finalizes Funding Agreement with US Bioplastics

Vega Biofuels to Raise $1 Million to Expand Production Capacity of Biochar Product

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox from ZEISS

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Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

Comprehensive Guide: Checkweighing

Characterizing Hyaluronic Acid with Online Multi-Angle Light Scattering

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Biomaterials News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

1Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

2Recycled Milled Carbon Fibers for Automotive Parts Manufacturing

3Developing Digital Twins for Durable 3D-Printed Military Parts

4NanoMOFs: Enhancing Anti-Counterfeiting Through Multi-Spectral Photonic Security

5Neutrinos are at Least a Million Times Lighter Than Electrons

6Improving Wound Care with Bioactive Material-Based Dressings

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