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Oyster Talent

Posted: 05/09/08

It’s a gem of an idea. Based on the premise that an irritant introduced into an oyster will produce a pearl, scientists at the University of Dayton Research Institute are prompting oysters to produce pearl-like coatings on metal for applications to range from aircraft corrosion protection to biocompatible medical devices. February 1, 2008 (UDRI press release)

UDRI senior research scientist Doug Hansen recently reported to sponsors his team’s success in manipulating oyster blood cells to deposit nacre, a natural calcium carbonate ceramic material used for shell and pearl formation, on aluminum, titanium and stainless-steel alloys – not only in vivo (within the oyster body), but in vitro (outside the oyster) as well. Hansen and his wife, Karolyn Hansen – also a senior research scientist at UDRI – are working in tandem on the program with Andrew Mount, professor of biological sciences at Clemson University.  For more information.....

http://www.udri.udayton.edu/NR/exeres/75CDD030-C4BE-4015-BF3E-A9A93DBF3036.htm

 

 

 


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Oyster Talent
It’s a gem of an idea. Based on the premise that an irritant introduced into an oyster will produce a pearl, scientists at the University of Dayton Research Institute are prompting oysters to produce pearl-like coatings on metal for applications to range from aircraft corrosion protection to biocompatible medical devices. February 1, 2008 (UDRI press release)

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Fixing What Ails Us
UD researchers are working to make broken bones heal faster and stronger using carbon-based repair parts — bone fixation plates that disappear over time, scaffolding for new bone cells to grow on — instead of the metal now used. For patients, this could equal fewer surgeries, less pain and better healing. December 1, 2007 (UD Quarterly)