Dr Wenxin Wang is trying to uncover therapies for diseases such as diabetic ulcers and Epidermolysis Bullosa, which causes chronic skin conditions: «We are currently investigating the use of these new
materials for biomedical applications such as drug / gene delivery, cross linkable hydrogel materials and skin adhesives.
«For example, working with [Founding Core Faculty member and Molecular Robotics co-lead] William Shih, we built tensegrity - based DNA nanodevices that can be programmed to change shape on
demand for biomedical applications, and with [Core Faculty member and Bioinspired Robotics co-lead] Radhika Nagpal, we engineered a self - deforming, modular robot that can perform a variety of maneuvers more quickly than traditional robots.
«Quantum dots have a great
future for biomedical applications,» agrees Kevin Critchley at the University of Leeds, UK, but adds that there are limitations such as potential toxicity issues.
While straining spaghetti is a simple example, the filtering of specific molecules on the nanoscale
level for biomedical applications and for production of clean water is a complex and costly process.
This property means that these liquid crystals hold
potential for biomedical applications, where their changing internal patterns could signal the presence of specific proteins or other biological macromolecules.
«In particular, mobile microrobots have recently emerged as viable
candidates for biomedical applications, taking advantage of their small size, manipulation, and autonomous motion capabilities.
132 - character summary: PNNL - led researchers coat protein - like molecules on solid surfaces in highly ordered manner, paving
way for biomedical applications.
Particularly promising is additive
manufacturing for biomedical applications, or additive biomanufacturing (ABM), where personalized and customized approaches can be developed through ABM to help surgeons and clinicians to treat patients with challenging problems ranging from large bone defects to deafness.
From mentioned reviews I would recommend the one by H. Bokhari on the exploitation of microbial forensics and nanotechnology for the monitoring of emerging pathogens and the one by J. R. Bober on engineering probiotics and
microbes for biomedical applications.
This force is predicted to operate between manufactured nanoparticles providing they are sufficiently rigid and tightly bound to the plasma membrane, thereby suggesting a route for the targeting of nanoparticles to
cells for biomedical applications.
Companies making climate friendly refrigerators and
freezers for biomedical applications include Mayekawa, which uses air as a refrigerant, and Vestfrost's «Green Line» biomedical freezers and refrigerators and Sure Chill vaccine refrigerators, both of which use propane, a climate friendly refrigerant.
Notes Kaplan, «this finding could lead to the development of processing methods resulting in new high - strength and high - performance materials
used for biomedical applications, and protective apparel for military and police forces.»
For biomedical applications, however, the availability of antifreeze glycoproteins is quite limited; besides, there is always the question of immunotolerance.