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The ultrasound system used by bats, dolphins, and whales has developed into a technology that has found numerous applications in diverse fields, including the biomedical domain, where it has been used particularly as an imaging device. Now low-frequency ultrasound of low acoustic intensity could also become a useful tool for the clinical microbiologist in the diagnosis of biofilm-associated infections, such as prosthetic-hip infections, and others as well.

The development of robust and safe prosthetic material for orthopedic surgery is one of the remarkable cooperative achievements between the fields of materials research and modern medicine: implantation of orthopedic prostheses is now . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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