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Elmarco to use most powerful supercomputer in CR
The Liberec-based company Elmarco, a world-renowned manufacturer of
machines for industrial production of nanofibres, signed a contract earlier
this month to use the future supercomputing centre in Ostrava.
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Crabs, shrimps shells pave way for natural material to repair
severed nerves
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that mixing chitosan,
found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a
promising new material for the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed
nerve, and could serve other medical uses. Zhang and colleagues reveal that
the resulting material had a texture similar to that of the nano-sized fibres of
the connective tissue that surrounds human cells.
Source: LittleAbout
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ELMARCO s.r.o. and HemCon Medical Technologies Join in
Exclusive Partnership to Bring Nanofiber Technology to the
Wound Care Market
ELMARCO s.r.o., a global producer of machinery focused on industrial scale
nanofiber production, and HemCon Medical Technologies Inc., a leader in the
development of advanced medical products and technologies, announced an
exclusive partnership agreement to develop and commercialize products
manufactured using the ELMARCO Nanospider™ platform for the wound
care market. (Source: businesswire)
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Electrospinning Could Help Fight Swine Flu
Most disposable masks used by the public in various parts of the world
during the current swine flu epidemic don't carry germ-fighting nanofilters.
Using electrospun fibers in the masks may boost their protective power. The
fibers also could be used in protective clothing and in other ways.
Read full story
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ElectroSpin 2010 the first International conference devoted
to Electrospinning
This inaugural conference will focus on the latest developments in
electrospinning for life sciences and material sciences with a particular focus
on theory, practice and applications. Link
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Antibacterial nanotechnology multi-action materials that
work day and night
Researchers in China have now further advanced the nanotechnology
application of silver by developing a novel multi-action nanofiber membrane
containing four active components, each playing a different role in the
membrane's excellent antibacterial function. Read full article
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Electrospun Fiber May Restore Sight to the Blind
A groundbreaking new treatment using electrospun fibers interwoven with
therapeutic drugs and proteins, may one day restore sight to the blind. The
fibers embedded with sight restoring agents could be surgically inserted into
the retinas of patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa and macular
degeneration. Read full article
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New electrospinning process improves filter media
Zeus says that the process produces polymer fibres with thicknesses
ranging from the nano to microscale. Zeus adds that it is able to develop
fabrics with complex shapes from solutions, pastes and bioabsorbables.
The result is a broad range of fibre and fabric properties suitable for
demanding applications. Electrospun polymers produce fibres and fabrics
with high surface to weight and volume ratios, which makes these materials
excellent candidates for filtration media. (Source: Filtration & Separation)
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Mangosteen and Electrospun Fiber Mats
A recent study prepared electrospun fiber mats and incorporated extracts
from the fruit hull of mangosteen (Int J Cosmet Sci. 2009;31(3):242).
Electrospun fiber mats have high potentials for biomedical uses, due to their
high surface area and ease of drug incorporation into the fibers. They can be
used as carriers for drug delivery and can enhance drug release and skin
permeability. Antioxidant activity and extract release were determined and
compared between the extract incorporated in the electrospun fiber mats and
in the cast films. The release of the extract from the electrospun fiber mats
prepared at 2.5 percent, 5 percent and 10 percent w/w of the extract at 120
minutes were 73.2 percent 83.6 percent and 81.3 percent w/w, respectively.
However, much slower release from the cast films was observed.
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Nanofiber scaffolds with stem cells can help fix damaged
cartilage
U.S. scientists said they were able to grow mesenchymal stem cells on a
nanofiber scaffold made through the electrospinning technique. In a recent
experiment, scaffolds seeded with the stem cells were found to be more
effective in repairing injured cartilage in pigs' knees than scaffolds that lacked
the cells or contained regular cartilage cells. (Source: TechnologyReview)
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Fukitorimushi cleaning bot is just like a pet
Panasonic recently unveiled a new kind of cleaning robot at the Tokyo Fiber
Senseware Expo in Milan. Called Fukitorimushi, the small service bot is
covered in Nanofront, a nanofiber polyester fabric which can absorb oil and
pick up small paricles of dust. It moves a bit like an earthworm, crawling
about the floor using several light sensors to root out the dirt, and can
navigate itself back to its charging station when it needs more juice.
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