#Titanium

[reasonsforhope]

"In a highly-anticipated world-first, the Texas Heart Institute has successfully implanted an artificial titanium heart that uses the same technology as bullet trains to pump blood mechanically throughout the body.

Called the Total Artificial Heart (TAH), the feat is seen as a major step in keeping people alive for longer and longer periods while they wait for heart transplants.

Texas Heart partnered with the medical tech company BiVACOR to create the TAH. It’s a titanium-constructed biventricular rotary blood pump with a single moving part that utilizes a magnetically levitated rotor that pumps the blood and replaces both ventricles of a failing heart.

The benefit of using magnetic levitation is that none of the moving parts ever scrape or slide against each other, reducing friction, and dramatically increasing the longevity of the device. But what’s really cool is the TAH can pump blood at a rate of 12 liters per minute, enough to allow an adult male to engage in exercise.

The first-in-human clinical study, overseen closely by the FDA, aims to evaluate the safety and performance of the BiVACOR TAH as a bridge-to-transplant solution for patients with severe bi or univentricular heart failure. Following this first implantation completed at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Texas Medical Center, four additional patients are to be enrolled in the study.

“The Texas Heart Institute is enthused about the groundbreaking first implantation of BiVACOR’s TAH. With heart failure remaining a leading cause of mortality globally, the BiVACOR TAH offers a beacon of hope for countless patients awaiting a heart transplant,” said Dr. Joseph Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Texas Heart Institute and National Principal Investigator on the research.

“We are proud to be at the forefront of this medical breakthrough, working alongside the dedicated teams at BiVACOR, Baylor College of Medicine, and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center to transform the future of heart failure therapy for this vulnerable population.”

Heart failure is a global epidemic affecting at least 26 million people worldwide, 6.2 million adults in the US, and is increasing in prevalence. Heart transplantations are reserved for those with severe heart failure and are limited to fewer than 6,000 procedures per year globally. Consequently, the US National Institutes of Health estimated that up to 100,000 patients could immediately benefit from mechanical alternatives.

The successful implantation of BiVACOR’s TAH highlights the potential of innovative technologies to address critical challenges in cardiac care, such as long transplantation waitlists.

“This achievement would not have been possible without the courage of our first patient and their family, the dedication of our team, and our expert collaborators at The Texas Heart Institute,” said Daniel Timms, founder and CTO of BiVACOR."

-Article via Good News Network, August 1, 2024. Video via 7News Australia, July 26, 2024.

[coolthingsguyslike]

[teeluvshadoww]

Real goth girl shi

[tiaramania]

* High Jewelry Tiaras *

Winter Tiara by De Beers - diamonds set in titanium and platinum

[diino8081]

new art prompt dropped

draw zane like this

epic science below the cut

ok so i remember ages ago i was searching if titanium changes colours for my au

and to my absolute joy i discovered that yes it does

it's called anodisation and if you put titanium in electrified water then it changes colours

here's a bit more info from a comment on the post

it's so interesting

we can finally have real completely pink zane

alright that's the end of my ted talk thank you for coming

update: this is now a full au

link to masterpost

[gemville]

Colored Gemstone and Titanium Earrings From Chopard's 'Maritime Exploration' Collection

Photo Courtesy: Chopard

Source: scmp.com (SCMP Style)

[shachormet]

[mk-wizard]

Transformers Rock Lords Reimagining Concept

I had a fun idea that may or may not become a short fanfic, but expect art in the future. Remember how in another post I mentioned the Botbots which are Transformers who came to be due to a blue moon case and they inanimate objects? Also, this is an obscure fact in Transformers lore, but it is not the first time such Transformers existed. There were the Rock Lord back during the run of the GoBots who were Transformers whose alt modes were rocks, metals and gems.

I think that considering the success of BotBots, maybe a reimagining of the Rock Lords could work! Here's mine...

The heroic Rock Lords! - Obsidian Prime (Obsidian) - Solitaire (Diamond) - Square Cut (Emerald) - Amber (Amber) (the "Bumblebee" of the team and she's a she) - Dent (Dent Marble) - Deep Blue (Aquamarine) - Burn (Garnet)

The evil Metalloids! - Midastron (Gold) - Argent (Silver) (the "Starscream" of the team and a crafty seductress) - Mercurius (Mercury) - Rustbucket (Steel) (has a severe rusting problem akin to a rash and is infamous for being dumb and kind of a slob) - Tatiana (Titanium) - Foil (Tin) - Knucklehead (Brass)

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Rare one-dimensional quantum magnetism discovered in metallic Ti₄MnBi₂ compound

A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia's Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) has found a rare form of one-dimensional quantum magnetism in the metallic compound Ti4MnBi2, offering evidence into a phase space that has remained, until now, largely theoretical. The study, published in Nature Materials, comes at a time of growing global interest in quantum materials that redefine the boundaries between magnetism, conductivity, and quantum coherence. "We proved the existence of a new class of quantum materials that are both metallic and one-dimensional magnets, with strong coupling between the magnetic moments and their metallic host," said UBC Blusson QMI Investigator Prof. Meigan Aronson.

Read more.

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[grapeagata]

show us a cool rock please

DO YOU LIKE TITANIUM????

I LIKE TITANIUM YES HI HOW ARE YOU I'M GOOD I'M HOLDING MY TITANIUM AND HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME YES THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zegalba]

Carol Christian Poell: Titanium Prosthetic Tornado Boots

[teeluvshadoww]

[2022dirt]

This K-9 got titanium teeth caps to extend its service life.

[im-literally-so-dun]

Hey everyone who says it’s impossible to have a negative reaction to implant grade titanium… care to explain how my conch was super swollen, throbbing, red and hot to the touch with Industrial Strength jewelry in it—I’ve literally seen that exact piece on their site, so I know for a fact it’s legit— and yet calmed down nearly instantly as soon as I swapped the titanium out for stainless steel?

[lonelychairsatcern]

Chair ready to 3D print anything in Titanium #b156 #workshop #titanium #3dprinting #CERN #lonelychairsatcern