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Printing Muscles and Tendons
Microplate for printing muscles and tendons
Using 3-D bioprinting and a novel microplate, biochemical engineers in Zurich and Basel were able to [MORE]
Automated Cell Culture
eVOLVER
With a relatively inexpensive set up, a bioengineer at Rice University built an automated cell culture prototype that controlled timing, temperature [MORE]
A Regenerative Bandage
Regenerative bandage promotes wound healing
Sores for a diabetic take longer to heal than with a non-diabetic person. For that situation, [MORE]
IoT for the research laboratory
Internet of things
The Internet of Things (IoT) suggests that it is possible to integrate any number of devices or information [MORE]
Patch Delivers Drugs Directly to Heart
Heart patch drug delivery
In order to get drugs, proteins or stem cells to the heart after an infarction, a collaboration [MORE]
Automated Robotic Phlebotomy/Analysis
End to end blood testing device
“. . . researchers at Rutgers University created a device that includes an image-guided venipuncture robot, [MORE]
Powering Brain Implants with Radio Waves
Wireless charging of medical devices
“Scientists at MIT have developed a wireless system that can power tiny implantable devices in the body, [MORE]
Solar Powered Pacemaker
Mesurement device for solar powered pacemaker
Heart pacemaker batteries can last for a decade before they need to be surgically replaced. Even [MORE]
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulating Implant
Self-tuning implant for Parkinsons
Deep brain stimulation has long been a procedure for treating Parkinson’s disease, but regulating the stimulation has [MORE]
Targeted- RNA Alternative to CRISPR
RNA modifying tool
While gene editing focuses on DNA, a lab at The Scripps Research Institute (Jupiter, FL) has paired a small [MORE]
Nanobots for Treating MRSA
Nanobots grab MRSA bacteria
Using gold nanowires coated with platelets and red blood cells, bioengineers at the University of California in [MORE]
That Gut Feeling
Complete GI tract
Using high resolution imaging and electrophysiological sensing of smooth muscle cells in the entire mouse colon, researchers at [MORE]
Smart Thread for Wearables
EPFL researchers develop a smart thread
Quoting directly: “At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have developed a smart thread [MORE]
Anti-Viral Surgical Masks
Face mask
Pictures from the Great Influenza at the end of World War I show groups of people wearing surgical masks [MORE]