Brooks(R) Sports Launches BioMoGo Biodegradable Shoe
Ground-breaking Technology Debuts in the Trance(TM) 8 Performance Running Shoe BOTHELL, Wash., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading performance running company Brooks Sports, Inc. today announced that BioMoGo, the world's first biodegradable midsole, is now available...Caribbean Sol Biodegradable Sunscreen Gets Strong Safety Rating From Environmental Working Group
Reef-safe natural sunscreen available at retailers nationwide and http://www.caribbean-sol.com ORLANDO, Fla., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Caribbean Solutions' ( http://www.caribbean-sol.com ) biodegradable sunscreen, Caribbean Sol SolGuard SPF 25 and Kids Kare 25, has earn...Choose Biodegradable Sunscreen to Save Coral Reefs
Are we loving our reefs to death? Florida biochemist says coral-killing synthetics harm humans, too ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- If you care about coral reefs, choose your sunscreen wisely, Florida biochemist Celia Ferreira, Ph.D. advises. Scientists have found...Ingenious Biodegradable Heart Stent May Dictate Advancements in Heart Stent Technology
A heart specialist from down under has experimented with a novel type of heart stent that utilizes biodegradable tubes to clear blocked arteries. This could prove a blessing for// the multitude of people combating problems in the heart, due to blocks in their arteries. Heart stents are no dou...What's Lurking in Your Kitchen?
...getting underneath the splashguard. It is easy to use, is more effective than home remedies and leaves a pleasant scent. The product is non-corrosive, biodegradable and safe for the septic system, and is safe for pipes of all ages, including PVC pipes. Disposer Care is available at most mass retailers, grocery, ha...Nanoparticle-delivered 'Suicide' Genes Slowed Ovarian Tumor Growth
...titute for Medical Research. Sawicki and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of a cationic biodegradable beta-amino ester polymer as a vector for the nanoparticle delivery of a DNA encoding diphtheria toxin suicide gene. These nanoparticles were injected ...A Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens
... the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a two-layer contact lens with an inner drug-bearing biodegradable polymer film known as PLGA. Both PLGA and pHEMA (used for the coating) have been well studied and are already approved for ocular use by the Food and ...HepaHope Korea Subsidiary VASKA Introduces Green Chemicals to U.S. Commercial Laundry Industry
...-based 'herbatergent' that was honored with the EPA's SDSI (Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative) designation and other environmentally responsible biodegradable products that clean as effectively as traditional chemicals without damaging linens in the process. According to Mike McFillin, VASKA'S head of techn...EcoloBlue is a New source of Water and a New Green Industry
...ers of water per day. Multi-stage filtration includes carbon filtration and reverse osmosis. Wind turbines and solar energy can power these machines. biodegradable plastics are part of this green technology. Safe drinking water is a fundamental issue. The separation of drinking water and sewage becomes more d...Study identifies potential fix for damaged knees
... Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have shown that a biodegradable scaffold or plug can be used to treat patients with damaged knee cartilage....at Hospital for Special Surgery set out to examine whether they could use a biodegradable plug, the Trufit CB plug, to fill the donor site. The goal was to monitor h...Boston Scientific Launches Third-Generation Platinum Chromium Drug-Eluting Stent
...s scientific symposium in 2008; global pivotal trials are expected to begin in 2010. This DES employs the Labcoat technology, which has an ultra thin biodegradable abluminal polymer that delivers a very low dose of paclitaxel to the wall of the treated vessel, and no polymer or drug on the inner surface of the st...DSM Obtains Exclusive World-Wide License for Innovative Drug Delivery Technology
... delivery of nucleic acids. " Through this deal we bring in the first biodegradable polymer into DSM's Biomedical portfolio, which significantly enhances our m...w.dsmbiomedical.com . MediVas LLC Using its proprietary family of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, MediVas has developed unique platforms for the ...Inion S-1 Biodegradable Anterior Cervical Fusion System
Description: The Inion S-1™ Biodegradable Anteroir Cervical System, in conjunction with adjunctive immobilization (i.e. simultaneous conservative treatment with a collar), is intended for use in single level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures as a means to maintain the relative position of...Stanford researchers develop biodegradable substitutes for wood, plastic bottles and other materials
Stanford University researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shrink landfills. The faux lumber is made from a new biodegradable plastic that could be used in a variety of building materials and perhaps replace the pe...Project aims to reduce complications, multiple surgeries with biodegradable implantable devices
PITTSBURGHDozens of engineers and doctors from universities and industries around the world will collaborate on a five-year, $18.5 million project announced Sept. 4 to develop implantable devices made from biodegradable metals. The devices will be designed to adapt to physical changes in a patient...Microbes convert 'Styrofoam? into biodegradable plastic
Bacteria could help transform a key component of disposable cups, plates and utensils into a useful eco-friendly plastic, significantly reducing the environmental impact of this ubiquitous, but difficult-to-recycle waste stream, according to a study scheduled to appear in the April 1 issue of the A...Nanoparticle-delivered 'suicide' genes slowed ovarian tumor growth
...stitute for Medical Research. Sawicki and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of a cationic biodegradable beta-amino ester polymer as a vector for the nanoparticle delivery of a DNA encoding diphtheria toxin suicide gene. These nanoparticles were injected ...Crustacean shell with polyester creates mixed-fiber material for nerve repair
...first component of their material, polycaprolactone, is a strong, flexible, biodegradable polyester commonly used in sutures. It is not suitable on its own for use a...osan, is found in the shells of crustaceans. It's cheap, readily available, biodegradable and biocompatible, meaning that it won't trigger an immune response. Chitos...Peripheral nerve repair with fat precursor cells led to wider nerves and less muscle atrophy
... fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to transplant APCs into the injured peripheral nerves of laboratory rats. "Adipose tissues, shown to be multipotent, have also been s...New method separates cancer cells from normal cells
...ased on this method, they have proposed that cancer cells possibly could be sequestered permanently in a sort of "cancer trap" made of implantable and biodegradable materials. The demonstrated device, which takes advantage of a physical principle called ratcheting, is a very tiny system of channels for cell lo...UC Davis bioengineer receives Hartwell Foundation grant to address skull fusion disorder of infants
...r. The new approach is based on creating a synthetic bone matrix that is biodegradable and bio-absorbable. If successful, it could also lead to advances in treati...n funding from The Hartwell Foundation, Leach intends to engineer a porous, biodegradable material with the mechanical properties of bone that can be placed along th...NIST issues first reference material for tissue engineering
... Three-dimensional tissue scaffolds, under development for some years, are biodegradable materials that are meant to be implanted in the body to provide a structura...f pore sizes typically required for tissue engineering applications. The biodegradable polymer, polycaprolactone, originally was used for sutures, and was chosen ...Nanotechnology holds promise for STD drug delivery
...xpressed widely in the lining of the female mouse reproductive tract, in this proof-of-principle work. Using densely-loaded nanoparticles made of a biodegradable polymer known as PLGA, the researchers created a stable "time release" vehicle for delivery of siRNAs to sensitive mucosal tissue like that of the fem...A drug-dispensing contact lens
... the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a two-layer contact lens with an inner drug-bearing biodegradable polymer film known as PLGA. Both PLGA and pHEMA (used for the coating) have been well studied and are already approved for ocular use by the Food and ...Mersana Reports Preliminary Phase 1 Results of XMT-1001 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
...sed on camptothecin (CPT), conjugated to Mersana's biodegradable polymer platform, Fleximer(R). Ten of 37 eva...ent of Mersana's platform is Fleximer(R), a novel, biodegradable and bio-inert polymer that can be chemically linke...apeutics, Inc. Mersana Therapeutics employs its biodegradable polymer platform (Fleximer(R)) to create new and b...Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Releases the Xfect(TM) and Xfect(TM) Stem Transfection Reagents
... Stem transfection reagents. These novel transfection reagents are based on biodegradable nanoparticles that permit superior transfection efficiency of plasmid DNA i...at M.I.T. who screened more than 2,300 candidate polymers to identify novel biodegradable nanoparticles that facilitate exceptional transfection efficiency. Under th...Innocoll, Inc. Files 510 (k) Application for CollaRx Lidocaine Sponge
...s of Innocoll Pharmaceuticals' lead product, Gentamicin Surgical Implant, a biodegradable leave-behind implant currently in phase III development for the prevention ...Inc. Innocoll is a privately held, biopharmaceutical company focused on biodegradable surgical implants and topically applied healthcare products. The company de...Billy Mays Endorses New Odor Eliminating Product, What Odor?
...About For The Earth Corp: For The Earth Corp, established by Nelson Grist, is focused on becoming an industry leader in environmentally friendly and biodegradable products . With over 30 years of combined experience in product development, For The Earth Corp's management team and staff are committed to providing...Safer nanoparticles spotlight tumors, deliver drugs
...week and were undetectable after four weeks, they report in Nature Materials February 22. This is the first sudy to image tumors and organs using biodegradable silicon nanoparticles in live animals, the authors say. The particles begin as thin wafers made porous with an electrical current then smashed to ...