Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
US4098728A - Medical surgical sponge and method of making same - Google Patents
A uniformly expandable hydrophilic sponge, adapted for medical usage, characterized by instantaneous wicking and a high liquid holding capacity comprising a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and formaldehyde. The wicking and liquid holding capacity is attained by controlling the time, temperatur... Read more
Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
US4098728A - Medical surgical sponge and method of making same - Google Patents
A uniformly expandable hydrophilic sponge, adapted for medical usage, characterized by instantaneous wicking and a high liquid holding capacity comprising a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and formaldehyde. The wicking and liquid holding capacity is attained by controlling the time, temperatur... Read more
Google engineer Ray Kurzweil thinks that advances in technology will quickly lead to age-reversing ‘nanobots’. MailOnline takes a look at the ways humanity could attain eternal life.
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Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
Check out this patent for a surgical sponge with several special features, including turning a different colour when it comes into contact with blood.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4098728A/en
Stem cell therapy has much potential, but it’s still largely unproven and could be dangerous if not used carefully.
Besides curing diseases, stem cell therapy could help humans achieve the elusive quest for immortality.
Check out this news story about a woman who was cured of HIV using stem cell treatment.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/03/16/new-york-woman-cured-of-hiv-with-new-treatment/?sh=328b95025486
Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment that could be used for chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s.