Stem Cells Used for 'Biological Pacemaker'
... Researchers grew "beating" cells with properties similar to the heart's conductive tissue from stem cells taken from the brown fat tissue of mice. They then i..."Cell therapy could overcome those problems and provide a possible cure for conductive disease. Our goal is to create a biological pacemaker." Brown fat tiss...Gordon Binder & Weiss Vision Institute in San Diego Launches Innovative New Website
... would like to reduce or eliminate their dependence on corrective eyewear - LASIK is just one of many innovative treatments they offer. In addition to conductive keratoplasty (CK), advanced lens implants such as intraocular lenses (IOLs), and PRK Monovision procedures, Gordon Binder & Weiss offers more opti..."Electric Socks" for Neuropathy??
...wscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061128/REBUILDERLOGO ) "We feel that these conductive garments will enhance the use of the ReBuilder Electronic stimulator for ne...oping our own proprietary silver based socks. The use of silver makes them conductive and makes them impervious to the growth of germs. This prevents infections...Cochlear Americas Hosts Celebration 2009 for Cochlear Implant Recipients and Their Families
...y of life for those with severe-to-profound hearing loss. Cochlear Americas also markets an implantable bone-anchored hearing device for treatment of conductive and mixed hearing loss, as well as single-sided deafness. For more information about Cochlear Americas' products, call the Cochlear Hotline at 800/45...Cardium's InnerCool Reports on Expanding Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia
...odstream. The unique design of InnerCool's TCE(R), which is both thermally conductive and includes alternating surface helices to promote mixing around the TCE, ... temperature feedback sensors and heat transfer is limited by the very poor conductive nature of plastic. In terms of performance, a medium-sized balloon-based c...Cardium's InnerCool Announces Launch of New Enhanced Website
...odstream. The unique design of InnerCool's TCE(R), which is both thermally conductive and includes alternating surface helices to promote mixing around the TCE, ... temperature feedback sensors and heat transfer is limited by the very poor conductive nature of plastic. In terms of performance, a medium-sized balloon-based c...Soft Conductive Black Guedel Oropharyngeal Airways
Description: Black elastomer. Smooth finish. Non-Sterile....THORACOPORT™ Soft (Single Use Trocars With Conductive Sleeves)
Description: The Soft THORACOPORT™ has a cannula that is less rigid from a side to side perspective than the standard THORACOPORT™ THORACOPORT™ devices are trocars used to gain access to the thoracic cavity for use in video assisted thoracic surgery cases....Maxi-Therm® Lite Single-Patient Use
Description:... The Maxi-Therm® lite hyper-hypothermia water blankets from Cincinnati Sub-Zero take conductive warming and cooling therapy to a new, softer level. These blankets are soft, lightweight, and remain pliable at their coldest temperatures....Small EGG/EMG Surface Electrode
Description:... We offer small and large pre-gelled Surface Electrodes suitable for EGG or EMG recordings. Surface Electrodes, Skin Preparation and conductive Cream complete the setup for a EGG study and are essential for a good EGG tracing....Large EGG/EMG Surface Electrode
Description:... We offer small and large pre-gelled Surface Electrodes suitable for EGG or EMG recordings. Surface Electrodes, Skin Preparation and conductive Cream complete the setup for a EGG study and are essential for a good EGG tracing....Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy
...are extremely small, single-celled algae, which already have shells with the nanostructure that is needed. They are allowed to settle on a transparent conductive glass surface, and then the living organic material is removed, leaving behind the tiny skeletons of the diatoms to form a template. A biological a...Engineers develop method to disperse chemically modified graphene in organic solvents
...exas at Austin engineering team led by Professor Rod Ruoff, opening the door to use graphene in a host of important materials and applications such as conductive films, polymer composites, ultracapacitors, batteries, paints, inks and plastic electronics. Graphene is a unique atom-thick, carbon-based material...New holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies
...icrofluidics and Nanofluidics. The experimental device consists of two parallel electrodes made of indium tin oxide, a transparent and electrically conductive material. The parallel plates were spaced 50 micrometers, or millionths of a meter, apart, equivalent to two-thousandths of an inch or about the diame...Moving new technologies from the lab to the marketplace
... novel biofuel cell that converts the body's own glucose to power devices like pacemakers and glucose biosensors for diabetics. The device uses highly conductive nanomaterials -- carbon nanotubes and gold quantum dots -- to guide the electrons. Treena Livingston Arinzeh, associate professor of biomedical en...'Small' research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics
...nes, medical implants and sports equipment. Is a good electrical conductor attractive for lithium ion batteries and could be used to make transparent conductive coatings for solar cells and displays. Can make gasoline tanks lightweight and leak tight and plastic containers that keep food fresh for weeks. ...NJIT applauds students for studies on brain injury, glaucoma and more
...rk, a doctoral candidate in electrical and computer engineering, for Single Electron Devices Based on As-Grown Individual Carbon Nanotube Bridges and conductive Polymers. Laila Jai Jallo, Newark, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering, received second-place recognition for Particle Surface Modifica...Model connects circuit theory to wildlife corridors
...part of the landscape. The resistance model incorporates multiple pathways, instead of just the most obvious one. It represents the landscape as a conductive surface, calculating all possible pathways connecting the patches. The PNAS article tested how well the new model explained genetic patterns across 12...Innovative model connects circuit theory to wildlife corridors
... part of the landscape. The resistance model incorporates multiple pathways, instead of just the most obvious one. It represents the landscape as a conductive surface, calculating all possible pathways connecting the patches. The PNAS article tested how well the new model explained genetic patterns across 12...Microbial fuel cells turn on the juice
...s. Angenent uses a carbon-based fiber on which biofilm grows, allowing him to connect two electrodes in the anode and cathode chambers with a conductive wire. In a hydrogen fuel cell, a membrane separates the anode and cathode chambers. When hydrogen meets the anode electrode, it splits into protons ...Breakthrough in nanotechnology by uncovering conductive property of carbon-based molecules
PITTSBURGHUniversity of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that certain organicor carbon-basedmolecules exhibit the properties of atoms under certain circumstances and, in turn, conduct electricity as well as metal. Detailed in the April 18 edition of Science, the finding is a breakthrough in ...Krohne Announces Podcast on Energy Management
...eal for Energy Management. KROHNE's all-in-one OPTISWIRL Instrumentation product delivers accurate measurement of standard volumetric and mass flow of conductive and non-conductive liquids, gases and vapors, even in applications that are prone to pressure and temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, the OPTISWIRL...Inexpensive plastic used in CDs could improve aircraft, computer electronics
...earch team have demonstrated ultra-high electrical conductive properties in plastics, called polycarbonates, by ...itled "Electrical Transport Measurements of Highly conductive Carbon Nanotube/Poly(bisphenol A carbonate) Compos...lestone of creating nanocomposites with ultra-high conductive properties. "While its mechanical and optical...Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy
...are extremely small, single-celled algae, which already have shells with the nanostructure that is needed. They are allowed to settle on a transparent conductive glass surface, and then the living organic material is removed, leaving behind the tiny skeletons of the diatoms to form a template. A biological a...MIT virus battery could power cars, electronic devices
...ering, genetically engineered viruses that first coat themselves with iron phosphate, then grab hold of carbon nanotubes to create a network of highly conductive material. Because the viruses recognize and bind specifically to certain materials (carbon nanotubes in this case), each iron phosphate nanowire c...Cochlear Americas Provides Support for Cochlear Implant Recipients to Pursue Higher Education
...y of life for those with severe-to-profound hearing loss. Cochlear Americas also markets an implantable bone-anchored hearing device for treatment of conductive and mixed hearing loss, as well as single-sided deafness. For more information about Cochlear Americas' products, call the Cochlear Hotline at 800/45...NanoMate ™ 100 with ESI Chip Technology from Advion Biosciences, Inc.
Description:...ization source. Samples in a standard 96-well plate are placed directly into the NanoMate for analysis. To analyze samples, the NanoMate uses a conductive pipette tip to draw sample from a 96 well-plate. The sample-filled tip aligns with a nozzle inlet on the back of the disposable ESI Chip, creating a t...