Tag: Cell membrane

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Breakthrough in Blood-Compatible Polymers Revolutionizes Medical Device Safety and Performance

A groundbreaking approach to polymer design focusing on water mobility has yielded significant improvements in blood compatibility for medical devices. The technology has already demonstrated clinical benefits in artificial kidneys and shows promise for broader medical applications.

New Polymer Design Paradigm Challenges Conventional Approaches

Researchers have developed a novel approach to creating antithrombogenic polymers that significantly improves blood compatibility in medical devices, according to recent reports in the Polymer Journal. Rather than focusing solely on increasing hydrophilicity as traditionally done, scientists reportedly targeted the mobility of water molecules surrounding both polymers and proteins, leading to breakthrough improvements in artificial kidney technology and other medical applications.

by Megan Carter
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Mysterious Micrometer Force Defies Casimir Effect Predictions in Physics Breakthrough

Scientists have discovered a powerful attractive force in microscopic cavities that defies conventional physics explanations. The observed force exceeds Casimir effect predictions by orders of magnitude, suggesting unknown physical phenomena at play.

Unexplained Microscopic Force Challenges Physics Models

Researchers investigating microscopic optomechanical systems have observed an unexpectedly strong attractive force that cannot be explained by conventional Casimir effect calculations, according to a recent study published in Nature Physics. The research team led by Pate et al. examined a narrow-gap re-entrant cavity coupled to a silicon nitride membrane resonator coated with either gold or niobium, revealing forces that dramatically exceed theoretical predictions.

by Tyler Brooks P.E