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Spray Drying for Personalized Drugs
Medications
This piece describes work at the Fraunhofer Institute in Stutgart, Germany, where chemical engineers have developed an improved method of [MORE]
Microneedle Patch for Drawing Interstitial Fluid
Microneedle Patch
Average size adults carry about two and a half gallons of interstitial fluid which bathes every cell in the [MORE]
“Labyrinth” Chip Sorts Circulating Tumor Cells
Labyrinth Chip
Quoting directly from the University of Michigan researchers: “We present “Labyrinth,” a label-free microfluidic device to isolate circulating tumor [MORE]
Electro-Spinning Collagen for Organ Scaffolds
Biological Scaffolds
The process known as electrospinning, whereby a high voltage drives a liquid polymer through a small orifice causing it [MORE]
The Role of Retail Clinics
Retail Health Clinics
Retail clinics represent a kind of medical populism challenging the healthcare establishment. Typically retail clinics, located in grocery [MORE]
A Wearable Language Translator
Fujitsu Speech Translator
Fujitsu Laboratories announces that it has produced the “world’s first, wearable, hands free, speech translation device,” in the [MORE]
Smart Prosthetics
Smart Prosthetics (MOIP)
To address the needs of military amputees, the Naval Research Lab and collaborators have created a smart artificial [MORE]
Bandage Delivers Timed Medications
Prototype of Smart Bandage
Quoting directly: “Imagine if a wound dressing could release fresh doses of medication over time, oreven different [MORE]
DNA Robots
LQian Cargo Sorting DNA Robot
In the 64 years that scientists have known about the structure of DNA, enormous knowledge has [MORE]
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Healthcare
Augmented Interactive Reality (AiR)
In augmented reality, an enhanced image is shown over an actual view—e.g. the yellow line for the [MORE]
Home Blood Testing
Athelas Remote Blood Testing
Patients undergoing chemotherapy need frequent blood tests to monitor the effectiveness of their treatment and to register [MORE]
A Better Way to Make Organic Bioelectronics
Organic Bioelectronics
Most of today’s neural implants are made of metal. They have good conductivity between electrodes and neurons, but risk [MORE]
Liquid Biopsy for Metastatic Cancer
Liquid Biopsy Plate
Scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have engineered a microchip that can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in [MORE]
Most Common Objectives of Telemedicine
Telemedicine
According to this piece the ten most common objectives in telemedicine are: increasing patient engagement and satisfaction; improving patient convenience; [MORE]