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Chemistry World
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A Polymer Plug for Blood Vessels A polymer product that can temporarily block blood vessels during surgery has been approved in the US. The product, called LeGoo, is liquid at room temperature, but rapidly forms a gel when warmed by the body, creating a firm plug and halting blood flow.   |
Managed Care
March 2007 |
Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2012
Mellisae Fellet |
3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels. |
Wired
February 25, 2008
Lisa Freedman |
WTF?! Microbots' Fantastic Voyage Through Your Clogged Arteries Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology are building six-legged robots small enough to skitter through your blood vessels. |
Science News
November 3, 2007 |
Timeline: From the October 30, 1937, issue Bare branches of trees warn of coming winter... Cancer may spread in body by fragments in the blood... Oil flooded out of wells by new water method... |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Sylvain Martel |
Magnetic Microbots to Fight Cancer Magnets steer medical microbots through blood vessels |
Reactive Reports
Issue 41
David Bradley |
I Can See Clearly Now Patients could recover from cataract surgery a lot quicker thanks to the development of a new, adhesive hydrogel that can be painted over incisions in the eye. |
Technology Research News
April 20, 2005 |
Ultraviolet Shifts Plastic's Shape Researchers have concocted a polymer material that can be switched from one shape to another in the presence of the right wavelengths of ultraviolet light. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Polymer Chemistry Tackles Implant Concerns Advances in polymer chemistry could help resolve safety concerns surrounding body implants, such as stents to hold open clogged arteries, scientists heard at the Materials Research Society Fall meeting. |
Managed Care
January 2004
Thomas Morrow |
Choking Off a Tumor's Blood Supply Angiogenesis blockade is a 30-year-old concept, but it will soon make the leap from lab bench to pharmacy shelf. |
AskMen.com
September 1, 2003
Mike Davison |
Do You Have High Blood Pressure? With approximately 58 million -- or one in four -- American adults suffering from high blood pressure, how do you know for certain if you are at risk? Arm yourself with the facts and find out. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003 |
Coronary Artery Disease: Reducing Your Risk What is coronary artery disease?... What causes CAD?... What can I do to lower my risk of CAD? |
AskMen.com
Charles Capuano |
Can Blood Clots Kill You? As if cholesterol wasn't enough of a headache for men over 40, another silent killer lurks inside the veins -- blood clots. Be aware of their dangers and protect yourself. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002
Thomas J. Zuber |
The Mattress Sutures: Vertical, Horizontal, and Corner Stitch The interrupted vertical and horizontal mattress suture techniques are two of the most commonly used skin closure methods. The corner stitch, a variation of the horizontal mattress suture, is commonly used for closure of angled skin flaps or wounds. |
Nursing
December 2011
Judith A. Nagle |
Getting "hip" to hip hemiarthroplasty This article discusses arthroplasty, the surgery used to restore motion to a joint and function to the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues that control the joint. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
Thomas J. Zuber |
Fusiform Excision The fusiform excision technique is commonly used by physicians for removing skin and subcutaneous lesions. The technique requires basic skills in anesthetic administration, lesion excision, and suture closure. |
