Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a protein-based gel that can mimic the properties of elastic tissue when exposed to light. The photocrosslinkable elastin-like polypeptide-based (ELP) hydrogel is formed through use of a light-activated polypeptide. Exposure to light…
Year: 2015
Bioengineers develop highly elastic biomaterial for better wound healing
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a protein-based gel that can mimic the properties of elastic tissue when exposed to light. The photocrosslinkable elastin-like polypeptide-based (ELP) hydrogel is formed through use of a light-activated polypeptide. Exposure to light…
Amputee Coalition announces Scott Decker scholarship recipients
The Amputee Coalition has announced Brickelle Bro, Austin Brown, Amy Frank and Tyson Higel as recipients of the 2015 Scott Decker, MD, Memorial Scholarship. The annual scholarship is presented to high school seniors, recent high school graduates, current college students…
Amputee Coalition announces Scott Decker scholarship recipients
The Amputee Coalition has announced Brickelle Bro, Austin Brown, Amy Frank and Tyson Higel as recipients of the 2015 Scott Decker, MD, Memorial Scholarship. The annual scholarship is presented to high school seniors, recent high school graduates, current college students…
DEKA Innovative Solutions awarded DARPA contract to create sensitized prosthetic limbs
DEKA Innovative Solutions Corp. was recently awarded a contract for the design, development, manufacture and delivery of sensitized prosthetic arms. The $6,977,028 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Hand Proprioception & Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX)…
DEKA Innovative Solutions awarded DARPA contract to create sensitized prosthetic limbs
DEKA Innovative Solutions Corp. was recently awarded a contract for the design, development, manufacture and delivery of sensitized prosthetic arms. The $6,977,028 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Hand Proprioception & Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX)…
Students design ‘new look’ prosthetic covers
Students at Kansas State University are giving prostheses a new look with bio-augmented, 3-D printed “skins,” or prosthetic covers, according to a recent press release. For a university project, groups of students interviewed patients with limb loss to gauge their…
Telemedicine, outpatient visits offer similar results for adults with diabetic foot ulcers
Adults with diabetic foot ulcers who consulted with clinicians by telephone or email experienced similar outcomes when compared with adults with diabetic foot ulcers monitored in an outpatient clinic setting, according to research in Diabetes Care. In a study of…
Researchers find key to regulation of skin wound healing
Researchers led by a team at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have found hope for chronic wounds through the use of microRNAs to regulate skin wound healing, according to a press release. MicroRNAs, or miRNAs, are short pieces of genetic…
Researchers find key to regulation of skin wound healing
Researchers led by a team at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have found hope for chronic wounds through the use of microRNAs to regulate skin wound healing, according to a press release. MicroRNAs, or miRNAs, are short pieces of genetic…