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Disruptive Innovation in Dentistry
Dental Material Kills Microbes – Right Image
Keeping check on caries and chipping away bacterial plaque is why most people go [MORE]
Rejuvenating Old Cells
Food with Reversatol
While it is generally known that the human genome of some 20,000 genes expressing some two million proteins [MORE]
Implantable Cardiac Monitor Connects to Smartphones
Confirm-Rx Cardiac Monitor
“Abbott received FDA clearance for the Confirm Rx implantable cardiac monitoring device that wirelessly connects to the patient’s [MORE]
Bacterial RNA-Detecting Enzyme for Liquid Biopsies
Molecular Structure of GsI-IIC RT
Improving the accuracy of liquid biopsy has enormous potential for making cancers more manageable. And to [MORE]
The Value of “Free;” the UK Biobank
DNA
In 2007 a public-private consortium formed the UK Biobank with the intent of gathering molecular data and medical records of [MORE]
3-D Printed Micro Hearing Device
Ossicular Conductive Hearing Loss Prostheses On Coin
Ossicular conductive hearing loss comes from damage to the three bones in the inner [MORE]
Implantable Sensor Measures Intraocular Pressure
Eyemate Continuous IOP Monitor
With a new device called “Eyemate” (from Implandata, Hanover, Germany), an eye surgeon can insert a interocular [MORE]
3-D Printing with Bacterial Ink
3D Printing of Bacteria
Materials engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed means for immobilizing bacteria [MORE]
Metabolic Engineering
Huimin Zhao Developed Efficient Metabolic Engineering Process
CRISPR gene editing usually targets one DNA sequence at a time, but now researchers [MORE]
“Kevlartilage” Artificial Cartilage
Kevlartilage – Artificial Cartilage
Natural cartilage has amazing properties: under stress, as in running, knee cartilage releases water to become more [MORE]
Microfluidics for Cell Culture
Microfluidic Applications Labs-on-Chips
Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices are an evolving technology, often with divergence between performance and possibilities. This piece offers a [MORE]
Precision Lab Pathology for Targeted Therapies
Medical Laboratory Scientist US NIH
In the past three years, 25 new drugs have been FDA approved which target specific genetic [MORE]
Synthetic Beta Cells in a Patch Treatment for Diabetes
Artificial Beta Cells
Biomedical engineers in North Carolina (UNC–NCSU) have developed artificial pancreatic beta cells that automatically secrete insulin as needed. [MORE]
Improving Bioelectronics for Biomarker Sensitivity
Erin Ratcliff and Zachary Kushian Achieve Selectivity of Biomarkers
Figuring out how to more effectively control the electron transfer rate between [MORE]