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10 Nov

How Do Acne Patches Work ?

How Do Acne Patches Work ? Remember learning about osmosis in elementary school science class? It’s the idea that water is drawn to a place that has more particle density. “That’s the principle of these patches,” says dermatologist Morgan Rabach, MD of LM Medical. “The patch is filled with very dense material so it actually pulls water and moisture out of the skin so balance is restored.” In acne terms, this doesn’t just mean water. These patches attack acne by drawing out [...]

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09 Nov

What Are Acne Patches ?

What Are Acne Patches ? It turns out the technology used in acne patches isn’t new. “They’re something called hydrocolloid dressings which we’ve used in dermatology and surgery for decades,” says dermatologist Nikhil Dhingra, MD, of Spring Street Dermatology. “Hydrocolloid is a unique material that’s able to absorb extra moisture without drying the skin.” The moisture-sucking ability has made hydrocolloid dressings essential in wound healing by not only absorbing excess moisture that could slow down the healing process, but also protecting the wound [...]

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03 Dec

Shortage of Hamilton tips is slowing COVID-19 testing

Hamilton 300ul Automation Filter Pipette Tips Labs across the country are facing shortages of pipette tips (such as Hamilton Tips), which are needed to quickly and precisely move liquid between vials during the COVID-19 testing process, The New York Times reported. Tecan, a Swiss company that supplies pipette tips for machines in hundreds of U.S. labs, has seen demand so high in recent months that it has had to use an emergency stash of supplies. It’s racing to install new production lines, and [...]

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09 Oct

Viral Transport Medium (VTM) for COVID-19 diagnosis

A Viral Transport Medium (VTM) following the WHO and CDC recommendations with or without swab.   The success of the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) during the COVID-19 outbreak depends largely on the quality of the specimen and the conditions under which the specimen is transported and stored before being processed in the laboratory. Viral Transport Medium (VTM) allows the safe transfer of viruses, chlamydia and mycoplasma for further research, including conventional cell culture methods, diagnostic tests, and molecular biology techniques. Commercially prepared viral transport media [...]

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