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Graphene coating can help boost chemotherapy treatment

Silver is often used as a coating on medical equipment used for chemotherapy. The problem is that this silver coating can break down drugs. Now, researchers have found a graphene coating that will help boost chemotherapy's effects.

9 Jul 2015

Using graphene as alternative coating for catheters to improve chemotherapy delivery

A new study published in IOP Publishing's journal 2D Materials has proposed using graphene as an alternative coating for catheters to improve the delivery of chemotherapy drugs.

3 Jun 2015

Biosensor opens up possibility of rapid, point-of-care diagnostic tool for cancer patients

An ultrasensitive biosensor made from the wonder material graphene has been used to detect molecules that indicate an increased risk of developing cancer.

22 Sep 2014

New technique improves quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass

A new technique developed by a Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues will improve the quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass. (The sort that's needed for Minority Report-style giant computer displays.)

27 Jun 2014

Study shows GreenLight laser therapy effective for BPH treatment

Data presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting demonstrate that treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with GreenLight XPS laser therapy with MoXy fiber, instead of transurethral resection of the prostate, results in significantly shorter hospitalization, catheterization, and recovery times for patients, while maintaining equivalent safety and efficacy.

4 Jun 2013

Research team finds elusive self-healing formulation for defense, aerospace

A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a new environmentally-friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coatings used in aerospace applications. The chromate conversion coatings have been used for more than 50 years to protect aluminum from corrosion.

24 Oct 2012

Partnership between Molecular Profiles and GEA Process Engineering to demonstrate benefits of new technology

Molecular Profiles, a leading specialist contract research and manufacturing organisation, announces that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with GEA Process Engineering - the company behind the world-recognized GEA Niro spray drying technology.

29 May 2012

Endo fourth quarter total revenues increase 57% to $803.4 million

Endo Pharmaceuticals today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011.

24 Feb 2012

American Medical Systems fourth quarter sales increase 0.7% to $147.0 million

In anticipation of presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 11, 2011, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. reported today preliminary sales of $147.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 0.7 percent increase over sales of $146.0 million in the comparable quarter of 2009.

11 Jan 2011

American Medical Systems second-quarter net income increases 22.0% to $20.6M

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. reported sales of $136.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, a 7.9 percent increase over sales of $126.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2009. Adjusting for the negative impact of $1.4 million due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates since the time the second quarter guidance was issued; revenue would have achieved the upper end of the guidance range.

4 Aug 2010

AMS granted 510(k) clearance for MoXy Liquid Cooled Fiber

American Medical Systems, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced the 510(k) clearance of its revolutionary MoXy™ Liquid Cooled Fiber.

1 Jul 2010

New GreenLight XPS Laser System launched for treatment of BPH

American Medical Systems, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced the launch and immediate availability of its new GreenLight XPS (Xcelerated Performance System) for laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia or enlarged prostate.

29 May 2010

NSF funds UAB to purchase highly-specialized imaging system

The National Science Foundation has awarded $431,200 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physics to facilitate the purchase of a new highly-specialized imaging system - the first of its kind in Alabama - that will be a centerpiece of a new interdisciplinary research laboratory on campus.

26 Sep 2009

Scientists discover possible mechanism for chirality in biological molecules

The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right- or left-handed.

1 Dec 2008

Surface analysis exposes counterfeit medicines

CERAM Surface and Materials Analysis has published a white paper highlighting how surface analysis can expose counterfeit medicines. It describes how technologies such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (ToFSIMS) are being used in novel ways to not only analyse the composition of various pharmaceuticals, but also to determine differences in the manufacturing processes involved.

15 Oct 2008

Surface analysis of stents

The fastest growing market for surface analysis techniques is in the development and manufacture of vascular stents.

16 Jan 2007

When the drugs don't work

Using state-if-the-art surface analysis techniques these two manufacturing routes can now be distinguished often enabling counterfeit drugs to be identified.

16 Jan 2007