Aurora Spine Corp., Carlsbad, Calif., announces that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for sterile-packed titanium plasma spray coated (TiNano) spinal fusion implants.
Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire Sulzer Metco, a division of Sulzer, also of Switzerland, for approximately $1.1 billion.
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., Boxborough, Mass.
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a beta-tricalcium phosphate surface treatment for porous orthopedic and dental implants that will help reduce the risk of infection.
A demonstration of very active gold nanorods internalized inside HeLa cells in an acoustic field. This video was taken under 1000X magnification in the bright field, with most of the incoming light blocked at the aperture.
