December 4th, 2007
Building 3-D particles with light
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used ultraviolet light to create mass-producing 3-D microparticles that could be used for medical diagnostics and tissue engineering. ‘For example, they could be designed to act as probes to detect certain molecules, such as DNA, or to release drugs or nutrients.’ This new technique allows an excellent control over the size, shape and texture of the particles and also allows researchers to design particles with specific chemical properties, such as porosity. But read more…
Here's the article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=764&tag=nl.rSINGLE
Building 3-D particles with light
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used ultraviolet light to create mass-producing 3-D microparticles that could be used for medical diagnostics and tissue engineering. ‘For example, they could be designed to act as probes to detect certain molecules, such as DNA, or to release drugs or nutrients.’ This new technique allows an excellent control over the size, shape and texture of the particles and also allows researchers to design particles with specific chemical properties, such as porosity. But read more…
Here's the article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=764&tag=nl.rSINGLE