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No need for Bisphenol A
04.11.2011
Since spring 2011 it has also in Germany no longer been allowed to sell articles for babies like soothers and feeding bottles containing suspicious softeners like Bisphenol A (BPA). A. Hopf GmbH Kunststoffverarbeitung have given proof of designing alternative 3-way Stopcocks in BPA-free material and to deliver them by serial production. [more...]
A mini-submarine to fight cancer?
04.11.2011
No scientist really believes in nanorobots that can swim around and perform surgery anywhere in the human body. However, micro-robots that could help perform tasks in the human body are slowly entering the realm of possibility. [more...]
Combination treatment of vertebral metastases
03.11.2011
For the first time ever, clinical trials are currently investigating a combination procedure for the low-impact treatment of vertebral bodies affected by metastases. In the first treatment stage, tumorous tissue is eliminated with the aid of radiofrequency ablation. [more...]
A Titan amongst nanotubes
28.09.2011
Current research work in Leipzig points to quite new prospects for the use of titanium nanotubes which can be used as high-sensitivity sensors for gases and liquids. [more...]
Visibly networked
28.09.2011
Nowadays, millions of plastic meshes are implanted as stabilization elements in the case of tissue deficits or breaks. This type of surgical repair enables weak points in the groin, abdominal wall and pelvic floor to be bridged over. [more...]
Freshly printed blood vessels
28.09.2011
Developing biocompatible, artificial blood vessels is a very demanding task, which is why in 2009 five Fraunhofer Institutes pooled their resources to work on one project with this goal. In order to create such blood vessels, small, extremely complex structures need to be produced. [more...]
Dangerous dwarves?
28.09.2011
The demand for artificially produced nanoparticles is constantly on the increase. They are of particular interest for medical applications. But useful though they may be, care must be taken to examine the mechanisms by which these tiny particles act in the body and whether or not they cause latent side effects. [more...]
Rapid signals, sharp images, clear diagnoses
28.09.2011
High-resolution three-dimensional images, even in dense breast tissue – this is the promise of ultrasonic computer tomography. The imaging procedure which could revolutionise breast cancer diagnostics is currently being developed at a research centre at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). [more...]
This plaster really gets under your skin
27.08.2011
A research group headed by Prof. Norbert Gretz at the University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM) has developed a method of measuring the efficiency of kidneys and other secreting organs via the skin. [more...]
Controlled lighting provide insights
27.08.2011
A high-precision 3D live insight into the cell is provided by a microscopy technique developed at TU Braunschweig. It works using „fluorescence super resolution“, as Prof. Philip Tinnefeld and his group of researchers call their technique. [more...]
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