Methods and compositions are described that provide three-dimensional fibrillar matrices useful as, among other things, structural prosthetics and scaffolds for cells. The porous fibrillar matrices...
Biodegradable and biocompatible porous scaffolds are characterized by a substantially continuous polymer phase, having a highly interconnected bimodal distribution of open pore sizes with rounded...
A scaled-up multi-coaxial fiber bioreactor, and variations of this bioreactor. The device is characterized by a hollow housing and an array of from about 20...
Composite devices for tissue engineering are provided having a gradient of one or more of the following: materials, macroarchitecture, microarchitecture, or mechanical properties, which can...
The present invention generally relates to the field of oral prosthetics and tissue engineering. More specifically, a novel, artificial fluid secreting prosthesis for non-invasive insertion...
Disclosed are transgenic plants having edible portions that produce methional during processing. The plants contain increased methionine levels such that upon processing of the edible...
Bioabsorbable biocompatible polymers which provide a good match between their properties and those of certain tissue structures are provided. The bioabsorbable biocompatible polymers can be...
Compositions comprising an activated polymeric substrate having an acid moiety-containing biomolecule covalently bonded via the acid moiety to the substrate are disclosed. Methods for making...
The invention relates to a novel system for gene regulation in eukaryotic cells, and methods of using the same for protein production, tissue engineering and...
sanitary engineering. SUBSTANCE: water dispensing system has base adapted for mounting on surface in public toilet, water dispensing mechanism, casing mounted on base and defining...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has casing being hollow tube with radially curved working end and handle. The end part of the tube is sealed at...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has cylindrical body, tail part, operation part stopper as ring-shaped boss, operation part with grooves and cutting edges. Canal is made...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has back and at least one limb. The clamp is produced as symmetrical or asymmetrical figure from biologically inert material or...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has active and passive electrodes settable on biological tissue surface. Current-to-voltage converter, electric pulses polarity selector unit and millivoltmeter are connected...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has two detachable components produced from alumina corundum porous ceramics: that of metatarsal bone head and proximal finger phalanx base compliant...
FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device belongs to electrosurgical instruments designed for coagulation of biological tissues. Electrosurgical device has series-connected generator consisting of oscillator unit and...
medicine; medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying pressure and rotation movements in performing distraction osteosynthesis treatment. First, reflex projection zones like articulations and/or bone system,...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has handle and medullar needle usable in medical treatment and for diagnostic purposes. The needle has cylindrical thickening at the end...
FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves exposing biological tissue of a living subject to optic radiation at wave length invoking the quantity of radiation power...
medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has extraosseous member attached to intraosseous member by means of threaded connection. The intraosseous member is shaped as threaded cylinder having...
