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A Robotic Biologic Pill
RaniPill
“Upon entering the small intestine, the RaniPill capsule inflates a small balloon, which then pushes drug-loaded needles into the wall [MORE]
Artificial Ovaries
Ovary
Emphasizing the choice of the right material, German engineers and materials scientists have electrospun a mixture of polyepsillon caprolactone and [MORE]
Regenerative Medicine’s Gene Editing Toolbox
CRISPR Cas9 Editing_ of the Genome
Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have figured out how to control [MORE]
A Fingerstick Blood Test for Stroke
Nicholas Dale PhD holding SMARTChip biosensor
Hospitals refer to “the golden hour” for effectively treating stroke victims; reflecting that for every [MORE]
Ingestible Digestion Monitor
Ingestible pill monitor
Ingestible sensors have to work in a tough neighborhood—the stomach. For that reason, MIT engineers have created a [MORE]
Merck’s Patent for “Crypto-Objects”
Blockchain Technology
Merck has obtained a US patent on “crypto-objects.” “The new technology uses machine learning to link physical objects to [MORE]
Vascular Organoids
Vascular Organoid illustration
This is another landmark for regenerative medicine. “After growing the blood vessels in a Petri dish, [researchers at [MORE]