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Star, Branched, and Graft Polymers in Binders for Inkjet Additive Manufacturing for Personalized Dosage Tablets
THE CHALLENGE A major problem posed by the pharmaceutical industry is giving effective dosages while not giving excessive amounts of a particular drug. An estimated 80% of side effects in humans and animals are a direct result of inaccurate dosing because varying weights in patients. Additive manufacturing has emerged as a very promising method to...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Emily Wilts, Timothy Long, Christopher Williams, Da Ma
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Additive Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Biomedical, Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials, Technology Classifications > Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Device to Measure Load on Spine Segments in the Lumbar Region
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), a condition which causes the spine to curve sideways, affects as many as 4 in 100 adolescents, according to the Scoliosis Research Society. The most common treatment of this condition is surgery, with positive outcomes correlating with greater technique and experience of the surgeon. There are about 29,000 AIS...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jeffrey LaBelle, Megan Wieser, Jinglin Liu, Amanda Smith, Priscilla Hernandez
Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Imaging
Category(s): Life Science (All LS Techs), Medical Diagnostics/Sensors, Medical Devices