Sentences with word «nanofiber»

Until scientists learn to spin STEP's carbon nanofibers into long commercially usable fibers, he says, it's too early to hail the process as an environmental breakthrough.

The two different types of nanofiber dressings, use naturally - occurring...

Dr. Li Liu and Prof. Yong Chen of iCeMS, together with Prof. Yoshiki Sawa of Osaka University and colleagues, selected a PLGA material approved by the FDA, and prepared biodegradable, aligned nanofibers for culturing CMs derived from hiPSCs, successfully creating organized and functional CTLCs.

The researchers created a new gel, based on small molecules which self - assemble into nanofibers which could interact with a variety of anti-inflammatory, painkiller drugs, including iburofen and naproxen.

A first phase of work under the agreement will evaluate the performance of Harvard - developed nanofiber materials during a ballistic impact event, such as blast fragmentation and small arms fire.

A group of NUST MISIS's young scientists has presented a new therapeutic material based on nanofibers made of polycaprolactone modified with a thin - film antibacterial composition and plasma components of human blood.

This scanning electron microscopy image shows the self - assembled nanofibers that make up the hydrogel.

«Drawing inspiration from plants and animals to restore tissue: Nanofiber dressings heal wounds, promote regeneration.»

We obtained high - quality cardiac tissue - like constructs (CTLCs) by cultivating hiPSC - CMs on aligned nanofibers made of biodegradable polymer.

The MIT team developed a neuron - healing mixture they call self - assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold solution — or in simpler terms, a solution that contains peptides (molecules related to proteins) shaped like miniature combs.

Inspired by these structures, researchers created a membrane of tiny overlapping nanofibers with similar deicing powers, which may pave the way for uniquely ice - resistant materials.

These include nanospheres which can be biodegradable and could potentially be used in drug delivery applications, as well as nanofibers which form gel - phase materials, that can be used in a variety of applications, including cosmetics or biodegradable plastics that can withstand harsh conditions.

Parker was receptive to the idea of nanofiber as artistic medium and invited her to study at the university lab.

Nanofibers made of polymer were supersonically blown onto the chips, creating a nanotexture for increased bubble nucleation.

«These findings show the great promise of soy - based nanofibers for wound healing,» said Seungkuk Ahn, first author of the paper and a graduate student in the Disease for Biophysics Group.

Water - rich biomimetic composites with abiotic self - organizing nanofiber network.

In future, it may be possible to use nanofibers to improve the attachment of bone implants, or the fibers may be used directly to scaffold bone regeneration.

Electrospun nanofibers meshes for the repair of bone defects.

Today in Nano Letters, the group presents a process that turns atmospheric CO2 into carbon nanofibers similar to valuable materials used in industries such as aerospace, construction, and electronics.

«Nano Neuro Knitting: Peptide Nanofiber Scaffold for Brain Repair and Axon Regeneration With Functional Return of Vision,» published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

«Our findings suggest that cellulose nanofibers extracted from banana waste could help improve ice cream in several ways,» Robin Zuluaga Gallego, Ph.D., says.

The researchers next plan to test the approach using a specialized nanofiber material they developed that has already proven better at bridging nerve endings than the tubes used in this proof - of - concept study.

The team evaluated the market potential of several patented innovations before focusing on nanofiber technology developed by Dr. Orlin Velev, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.

NEMOSINE will improve the traditional storing solutions by developing an innovative packaging from nanofibers and antifungal composites.

3 - D - printed device builds better nanofibers: Printed nozzle system could make uniform, versatile fibers at much lower cost.

The best nursing sleep bra you can buy uses far - infrared nanofibers to improve blood blow in the breasts.

It is the parallel arrangement of these surviving nanofibers that gives nanowood its unusual properties.

Ramakrishna, for example, is engineering nanofibers for a physical structure with the right chemical, biological, and electrical cues to regenerate heart tissues.

«Spinning a lighter, safer electrode: Researchers develop solid - state, free - standing carbon nanofiber supercapacitor.»

The result: defect - free nanofibers about 1000 times smaller than typical cellulose fibers.

So Zang's team developed a type of fiber composite that involves two nanofibers transferring electrons from one to the other.

Last year, scientists at the University of Akron in Ohio used X-ray imaging and other techniques to discover that the penguins produce the blue color in an entirely new way: with bundles of parallel nanofibers, like handfuls of uncooked spaghetti, that scatter light so as to produce the rich blue.

At Beijing, the players» rackets will incorporate materials that filter vibrations, allowing only certain frequencies to flow through to their hands, and titanium nanofibers that impart extra strength without adding weight.

«We wanted a platform that provides nanofiber morphology and as - simple - as - possible chemistry and tunable stiffness to serve as a blank - slate background so that we could focus on changes in stem cell metabolism,» says Ulijn, who directs the new nanoscience initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center, part of the City University of New York.

He also studied the apparatus used for nanofiber production.

An artist's rendering of a bacterial cell engineered to produce amyloid nanofibers that incorporate particles such as quantum dots (red and green spheres) or gold nanoparticles.

The peptide molecules self - assemble into long structures called nanofibers, which come together to form a molecular «scaffold.»

One major hurdle, Tour says, is that STEP can't yet produce usable nanofibers.

That would make a 1 - kilogram nanofiber suit cost a cool $ 350,000.

Cutting the price through STEP would be a real «game - changer,» Licht says: Cheaper nanofibers would lead to greater commercial use and, in turn, to less carbon in the atmosphere.

First, zinc sparks the process of nanofiber formation.

The newly discovered peptide was formed with 19 amino acids and can self - assemble into 3 - D nanofiber networks.

Hartgerink and lead author Vivek Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher at Rice, viewed clotting as a good avenue of investigation for practical application of KOD, a synthetic protein made of 36 amino acids that self - assemble into triple - helix nanofibers and hydrogels.

Stavros Thomopoulos and Younan Xia, biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, are working with a scaffold made of microscopic nanofibers.

The device can be applied by spraying a tiny amount of water, which dissolves the PVA nanofibers and allows it to stick easily to the skin — it conformed seamlessly to curvilinear surfaces of human skin, such as sweat pores and the ridges of an index finger's fingerprint pattern.

The W - TENG is 3 - D printed out of a graphene - PLA nanofiber (A), creating the bottom electrode of the technology (B).

The study Ozone Gas as a Benign Sterilization Treatment for PLGA Nanofiber Scaffolds is published in the journal Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods.

Then 229 more climbers will follow, adding more nanofiber - composite filaments until, after two years, the ribbon reaches a width of roughly three feet.

«We decided to look at nanofibers specifically as they are extremely fine and allowed us to easily determine if the sterilisation treatment affected the scaffold's structure.