implants

Nanostructures improve bone response to titanium implants

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:58:26 -0500

Titanium implants were successfully introduced by P.-I. Brånemark and co-workers in 1969 for the rehabilitation of edentulous jaws. After 40 years of research and development, titanium is currently the most frequently used biomaterial in oral implantology, and titanium-based materials are often used to replace lost tissue in several parts of the body.

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with brain

harminka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:26:48 -0500

Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts.

The sale of Stanmore Implants Worldwide (SIW) for around £10 million

seher — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:13:16 -0600

UCL Business (UCLB) has announced the sale of Stanmore Implants Worldwide (SIW) for around £10 million.

Porous structures help boost integration of host tissue with implants

harminka — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:51:24 -0600

Results published today in FASEB (the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) by researchers at Columbia University, including Jeremy Mao of the Columbia College of Dental Medicine, demonstrate a novel way of using porous structures as a drug-delivery vehicle that can help boost the integration of host tissue with surgically implanted titanium.

Implantable device to detect, stop seizures under study

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:38:31 -0500

A small device implanted in the skull that detects oncoming seizures, then delivers a brief electrical stimulus to the brain to stop them is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.

Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma

harminka — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:53:33 -0500

Purdue University researchers have developed new miniature devices designed to be implanted in the brain to predict and prevent epileptic seizures and a nanotech sensor for implantation in the eye to treat glaucoma.

Engineers develop way of detecting artificial hip joints problems

harminka — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:54:15 -0500

A more efficient way of detecting loosened artificial hip implants, which affect thousands of people every year, has been developed.

New medical implants should react with body

harminka — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:26:52 -0500

A world leader in medical implants calls for a rethink in our approach to building medical implants.

Intelligent materials to regenerate bone tissue

harminka — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:50:06 -0500

More than half a million people in the European Union and a million in the United States suffer from disorders in or serious defects of some part of their bone structure. Operations involving grafts or implants, required to mitigate the damage, depend decisively on the materials used.