Eye research to develop human corneal transplants without the need of donors
Media Newswire (press release)
Dr Connon said: "This work represents a significant step forward in the development of biomaterials. Instead of applying a traditional approach to the design and use of biocompatible polymers for tissue replacement, our approach is to involve the cells ...

How to remove radioactive materials from drinking water
Daily News & Analysis
“As we're currently seeing in Japan, one of the major health risks posed by nuclear accidents is radioactive iodide that dissolves into drinking water,” Dr Joel Pawlak, associate professor of forest biomaterials, said. “Because it is chemically ...

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Thornton needed to go
Kansas.com
Wichita lawmakers began the legislative session upset about whether the authority was honoring its funding commitment to the Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopaedic Research, a project of Wichita State University and Via Christi Health. ...

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Carmell Therapeutics Completes Series A Financing to Advance the Development ...
Bradenton Herald
/PRNewswire/ -- Carmell Therapeutics, a company that manufactures novel blood plasma-based biomaterials that accelerate the repair of injured tissues, has closed on a Series A financing it will use to establish a pilot manufacturing facility and ...

Carmell Therapeutics Completes Series A Financing to Advance the Development ...
PR Newswire (press release)
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carmell Therapeutics, a company that manufactures novel blood plasma-based biomaterials that accelerate the repair of injured tissues, has closed on a Series A financing it will use to establish a pilot ...
Carmell Therapeutics raises $3M to develop blood plasma medical devicesMedCity News
Carmell Therapeutics Closes Series APrivate Equity Hub (press release)

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Reportlinker Adds Dental Devices Market Outlook in India to 2017 - Dental ...
PR Newswire (press release)
GlobalData's new report, "Dental Devices Market Outlook in India to 2017 - Dental Chairs and Equipment, Dental Implants, Biomaterials and Crowns and Bridges and Others" provides key market data on the India Dental Devices market. ...
Research and Markets: Dental Devices Market Outlook in United States to 2017 ...Bradenton Herald

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Medline Premier Contract for Surgical Mesh Biomaterials Expanded to Include ...
Marketwire (press release)
REVIVE is constructed of the Biomerix Biomaterial™, a proprietary, biointegrative synthetic tissue scaffold. This unique structure is designed to play a role similar to that of the body's extracellular matrix, supporting organized tissue in growth. ...

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Tissue engineers use new system to measure biomaterials, structures
Eureka! Science News
Tissue engineering makes biologists builders, but compared to their civil engineering counterparts, they don't know much about the properties of the materials and structures they use, namely living cells. To improve that knowledge, Brown University ...

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AgWired
DuPont Among the First Leading Innovators to Receive New USDA BioPreferred Label
RedOrbit
“This label provides both credibility and visibility to biobased products and ingredients,” said John P. Ranieri, vice president – DuPont BioMaterials. “The label helps both government agencies and consumers easily identify and select biobased products ...
DuPont (NYSE:DD) Is USDA ApprovedStocksandShares.TV

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Researchers mimic body's own healing potential to create personalised ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The discovery, featured online in the current edition of the Journal of Immunology, paves the way for new personalized treatments to target uncontrolled inflammation that need not rely on synthetic biomaterials, therefore reducing potential toxicity. ...

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DailyTech
New Technique Uses Waste Chicken Feathers to Create Durable Thermoplastics
DailyTech
Yiqi Yang, Ph.D., study leader and an authority on biomaterials and biofibers in the Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and a team of researchers, have created a new technique that utilizes waste ...
Scientists Develop New Method to Produce Thermoplastics from Waste Chicken ...Azom.com
Feather can be used to produce plasticPress TV
From chicken feathers to plastic platesScienceBlog.com (blog)

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Zelfo Plastic Named Biomaterials of the Year
Azom.com
Zelfo material voted 'Biomaterial of the year 2011' at the Nova Institute organised 'International Congress on Bio Plastics' in Cologne, Germany. Zelfo Technology represented by Omodo GmbH was awarded the prize in front of an audience of 150 congress ...

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NanoInk to Exhibit & Present at Society for Biomaterials' 2011 in Orlando ...
Nanotechnology News (press release)
The Society for Biomaterials Exposition will highlight the latest innovations in materials science, molecular and cell biology, and engineering. It will include symposia, general sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and tutorials covering all ...

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Azom.com
Mather Group to Use temperature Controlled Tensile Stage to Study Polymeric ...
Azom.com
Utilizing the core experimental strengths of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, such as polymer synthesis, rheology & processing, morphological analysis, quantitative thermal analysis and mechanical testing, the group pursues the development of these ...

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Hyaluronic Acid Products from Genzyme, Sanofi-Aventis Preferred Among ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Adoption of hyaluronic-acid for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis is expected to drive growth in the overall orthopedic biomaterials market in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, the combined markets for which were valued at over $5.8 billion in 2010. ...

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BioPlastek 2011 Forum: Ford Makes Vehicles Greener with Bio-Based Plastics
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The Plastics Research Group at the automaker's Research & Innovation Center has been developing biomaterials for almost a decade-long before it was fashionable to be "green". Due to their long-standing commitment in this area, Ford is currently a ...

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ULURU Inc. Announces the Granting of Altrazeal® Patent
PR Newswire (press release)
ADDISON, Texas, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ULURU Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ULU) announced today that it has been issued US Patent 7910135 – Hydrogel Wound Dressing and Biomaterials Formed In Situ and Their Uses. This patent provides additional coverage for ...

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Providence Business News
Biomedical Structures buys fellow Warwick biomaterial firm Concordia
Mass High Tech
Biomedical Structures, founded in 2003, supplies custom-designed biomaterials and textiles to medical device manufacturers for applications such as orthopedics, reconstructive surgery and tissue engineering. Founded in 1920, Concordia makes ...
Biomedical Structures buys Concordia MedicalProvidence Business News

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Tissue engineering meets nanotechnology: A look at tomorrow's medicine
Nanowerk LLC
Generally, this means seeding cells onto 3-dimensional porous scaffolds made of biomaterials, which provide mechanical support and instructive cues for the ...

Nanodisk gene therapy
EurekAlert (press release)
The study was published recently in the journals Biomaterials and Nanomedicine and describes how scientists studied the performance of R9 nanodisks in the ...

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