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Shape-memory polymers designed for biomedical applications

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing unique polymers , which change shape upon heating, to open blocked arteries, probe neurons in the brain and engineer a tougher spine.

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Newbie | 2008-01-21 19:49:36

Speaking from experience - as someone who has suffered with a slipped disc in the back - this can not come soon enough -

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