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BME News 2012

August:

Silk Technology Stabilizes Vaccines and Antibiotics
BioTech Daily | August 1, 2012

July:

Unraveling the secrets of spider silk
WTVT-TV (Fox affiliate) | July 23, 2012

Silk Film Acts As Vaccine Preservative
Chemical & Engineering News | July 16, 2012

Silk Stretches Drugs' Shelf Life to New Lengths
NPR, Science Friday | July 13, 2012

Silk Protein Lets Vaccines Stand the Heat
Scientific American | July 13, 2012

New silk technology stabilizes vaccine and antibiotics so refrigeration is not needed
MedicalXpress.com | July 9, 2012

New silk technology stabilizes vaccine and antibiotics so refrigeration is not needed
National Public Radio | July 9, 2012

Vaccine stabilization technique proves as smooth as silk
MNature Magazine | July 9, 2012

Silky scheme for vaccine storage without refrigeration
New Scientist | July 9, 2012

June:

In United States, there's a lot of food being wasted
The Washington Post | June 20, 2012

May:

Improved Bone Repair With High-Strength Silk Scaffolds
MedicalNewsToday.com | May 2, 2012

April:

Tufts University Engineers Prove Fully Biodegradable Scaffold Works
OrthoTec | April 30, 2012

Local Invention Could Tell If Food Is Fresh, Save Money
WBZ-TV (CBS affiliate) | April 23, 2012

March:

Edible Gold Sensors Alert to Spoiled Food
Discovery Channel (online) | March 6, 2012

When silk and gold come together
Deccan Herald (India) | March 6, 2012

Tufts Creates Tiny Edible Food Sensors
Boston Magazine | March 5, 2012

February:

A Future Without Expiration Dates
Esquire | February 29, 2012

Scientists Develop Edible Sensors to Detect Food Spoilage
Houston Chronicle | February 29, 2012

Chew On This: Edible Silk Sensors To Monitor Your Food
FastCoExist.com | February 27, 2012

January:

Silky-smooth holograms
Materials Views | January 30, 2012

A Pain-Free Needle
The Wall Street Journal | January 7, 2012

Silk Microneedles Deliver Controlled-Release Drugs Painlessly
Today's Medical Developments | January 4, 2012

Silk Microneedles Could Improve Drug-Delivery
MedTechInsider | January 4, 2012

Biomedical Engineers Create Silk Microneedles for Controlled-Release Drug Delivery
BioTechDaily.com | January 3, 2012

December:

Silk Microneedles Deliver Controlled-Release Drugs Painlessly
DeviceSpace.com | December 28, 2011

October:

Scientists Marshal Silk Nanofibers to Repair the Optic Nerve
QMed | October 19, 2011

A young man with a plan
Boston Globe | October 1, 2011

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