Bone infections are quite common following orthopedic surgery or as a result of injury or disease. They can be incredibly difficult to treat, and heavy duty antibiotic regimens coupled with debridement surgery is the current approach. Even after all that, inflammation is a frequent side effect. Now, researchers at Georgia Tech have created a hydrogel material that can be used to treat bone infections and even prevent them from happening following surgery. Their hydrogel contains lysostaphin,...
BIOTRONIK is releasing a new version of its popular BIOMONITOR injectable cardiac monitor. The BIOMONITOR III is less than half the size of the BIOMONITOR 2, while offering much clearer signal quality. It is designed to be injected under the skin, where it can reside for weeks while continuously monitoring and recording the patient’s electrical heart signals. This can help detect cardiac arrhythmias and unexplained syncopes (loss of consciousness). Atrial fibrillation, being one of...
Researchers from MIT have developed a new chemical nanoemulsion that can help deliver drugs through the skin. Their work demonstrates that, only by using a handful of FDA-approved materials, they can create nano-sized emulsions which turn to gels when they come in contact with the body. These nano-emulsions may have interesting properties for drug delivery through the skin, or perhaps even the nose. Emulsions are droplets of one liquid suspended in another liquid, like an oil-and-vinegar salad...
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