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Tiny Monitor for Cardiac Physiology

Soft, bioresorbable, transparent microelectrode arrays for multimodal spatiotemporal mapping and modulation of cardiac physiology
From a collaboration between Northwestern University and [MORE]

Ultrasound Implantable Allows Passage of the BBB

Implanted Ultrasound lets chemo access brain
“Researchers at Northwestern University have trialed an implanted ultrasound device in patients, which is used [MORE]

An Electronic Polymer for Bioelectronics

Revolutionary Transistor for High-Performance Bioelectronics
“A transdisciplinary Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected to be [MORE]

Growing Mature Neurons

Mature ‘lab grown’ neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease
“To create the mature neurons, the team used “dancing molecules,” a breakthrough [MORE]

Long Genes, Long Proteins, Long Life

Aging is driven by unbalanced genes
“Here, we [researchers at Northwestern University] show that transcript length alone explains most transcriptional changes [MORE]

Attacking Brain Tumors with Liquid Polymer Nanoparticles

Nanomedicine opens door to precision medicine for brain tumors
In an example of “customized nanomedicine,” cancer researchers at Northwestern University constructed [MORE]

Spherical Nucleic Acid Immunization

Nanoparticl-based Covid vaccine
“Researchers [at Northwestern University] have developed a novel vaccine platform using spherical nucleic acid immunization, which outperforms the [MORE]

Synthetic Peptides Regenerate Spinal Tissue

Spinal injuries
“Researchers at Northwestern University have developed an injectable therapeutic that consists of synthetic peptide sequences intended to regenerate spinal [MORE]

A Dissolvable Pacemaker

Transient pacemaker dissolves in the body after use
“In a breakthrough that could greatly ease the burden for patients recovering from [MORE]

Detecting Cancer Cells by Tinsel Strength

Miniaturized electomechanical device
Lesions of certain skin diseases, such as psoriasis and melanoma, present a higher degree of surface stiffness than [MORE]

Engineered Neurons

 
Superstructures formed by walking molecules help create neurons
Northwestern University bioengineers report their success in designing a superstructural material engineering functional [MORE]

Flexible Heart Catheters

Electronic- cardiac catheter
“[R]esearchers [at George Washington and Northwestern Universities] have developed a new type of catheter that conforms well with [MORE]

Atomic Imaging of Tooth Enamel

Finding tiny chemical flaws in tooth enamel
Materials scientists as Northwestern University had experience with atom probe tomography, while those at [MORE]

Polymer Brush Hypersurface Photolithography

4D printer recreates the complexity of cell surfaces
“Gene chips,” those photolithograph devices that print stacks of DNA base sequences as [MORE]