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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron The craft of glassmaking extends way back in time. It was over five-thousand years ago when mankind learned how to make glass. Even prior to this discovery, humans had been using naturally occurring glass for tool making. Despite this long and rich history and widespread use of glass, surprisingly little is known about the interplay between the mechanical properties of glasses and their inner structures. For the first time, researchers from Amsterdam...
Starch-based intravenous (IV) fluids used by the NHS to treat seriously ill patients are causing unnecessary deaths, according to a new Cochrane systematic review by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Based on data from 25 randomized control trials, the researchers concluded that starch-based colloid fluids, used to stabilize patients with low blood pressure, are not only more expensive than saline-based crystalloid fluids, but may also be causing around...
WESTAMPTON, N.J., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Purest Colloids, Inc., manufacturers of the popular MesoSilver brand colloidal silver, MesoGold brand colloidal gold and other "Meso" brand metal colloid products is proud to introduce an upgrade to their existing MesoSilver Anti-Fungal spray. Previously, that product was available at a concentration of 20 ppm. The concentration on this product has been increased to 30 ppm (a 50% increase) with no cost increase. This is a huge step up in...
By showing that tiny particles injected into a liquid crystal medium adhere to existing mathematical theorems, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have opened the door for the creation of a host of new materials with properties that do not exist in nature. The findings show that researchers can create a "recipe book" to build new materials of sorts using topology, a major mathematical field that describes the properties that do not change when an object is stretched, bent or...
Membership provides access to a broad range of products for medical devices to address diverse customer needs. Chicago, IL and Westminster, MD (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 Strouse today announced its partnership with Vancive Medical Technologies™, a business of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) and a global leader in adhesive technologies for medical applications, as part of the Vancive Medical Technologies Converter Benefit Program. The program combines the unique capabilities of a...
Harvard University Scientists have created new kinds of particles, 1/100th the diameter of a human hair, that spontaneously assemble themselves into structures resembling molecules made from atoms. These new particles come together, or "self-assemble," to form structures in patterns that were previously impossible to make and hold promise for manufacturing advanced optical materials and ceramics. The method, described in the latest issue of the journal Nature, was developed by a team of...
STEWARTVILLE, Minn., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rochester Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ROCM), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of silicone catheters for continence care, today announced its next generation of male external catheters with the launch of the Spirit(TM) Hydrocolloid Adhesive Sheath. Spirit is the first and only male external catheter to combine the moisture-wicking properties of a hydrocolloid adhesive with the superior breathability of silicone....
WESTAMPTON, N.J., Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Purest Colloids, Inc., manufacturers of the popular MesoSilver brand colloidal silver, MesoGold brand colloidal gold and other "Meso" brand metal colloid products is proud to introduce all of the MesoColloids as cosmetic products. That includes the full family of MesoColloids: MesoSilver (colloidal silver), MesoGold (colloidal gold), MesoPlatinum (colloidal platinum), MesoCopper (colloidal copper), MesoZinc (colloidal zinc), MesoSilica...
TORONTO, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific Coal Resources Ltd. (TSXV: PAK) is pleased to announce that Nano Dispersions Technology Inc. ("NDT") has been granted a U.S. patent (#8177867) for "nano-dispersions of coal in water as the basis of fuel related technologies and methods of making same." The patent was issued on May 15, 2012. The patent process was initiated by NDT by filing the patent application on June 30, 2009. Based on a memorandum of understanding ("the MOU")...
WESTAMPTON, N.J., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Purest Colloids, Inc., manufacturers of the renowned MesoSilver brand colloidal silver, MesoGold brand colloidal gold and other "Meso" brand metal colloid products, is proud to introduce MesoSilver colloidal silver creams. These new topical products contain 27 ppm of our 99.99% pure silver MesoSilver colloid. The new creams are great for soothing skin and promoting natural healing without the assistance of synthetic pharmaceuticals....
