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New Material for Wearable Biosensors
Wearable biosensors
“This paper reports a new biocompatible conductivity enhancement of poly (3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films for biomedical applications. [MORE]
200 Printed Kidney Organoids in Ten Minutes
Mini kidney from stem cell
Collaborating bioengineers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Melbourne, Australia) and San Diego-based Organovo have demonstrated [MORE]
Organoids in Infectious Disease Research
Organoid applications
In 2009, Hans Clevers in The Netherlands first reported a method for growing and expanding human adult stem cell-derived [MORE]
Tear Analysis from a Contact Lens
Biosensor contact lens
“Researchers at the Terasaki Institute in Los Angeles have developed a prototype of a contact lens that can [MORE]
NCI’s “Exceptional Responders”
Patients with “exceptional” response to cancer therapy studied at NCI
Since 2014, the National Cancer Institute has been genetically screening metastatic [MORE]
Quantum X-Ray Microscopy
How quantum x-ray works
Means of increasing the resolution of an x-ray image without raising the radiation level is what the [MORE]
Synthetic Red Blood Cells
Synthetic protocells coated in red blood cell fragments
“Cell-like objects that can directly interface with living biological tissues,” is how one [MORE]
Regenerating a Functional Thymus
Thymus gland
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London report this: “we identify epithelial-mesenchymal hybrid cells, capable of long-term expansion [MORE]
The “Omics” of Exercise
Exercise – studying biologic changes
Fitness trackers are one genre of wearable sensors, and here is why they are important: “Understanding [MORE]
Muscle from a Single Cell with Multiple Nuclei
Skeletal muscle fiber with multiple nuclei
“Usually, each cell has exactly one nucleus. But the cells of our skeletal muscles are [MORE]
Glucose Monitoring Earring
The Sense Glucose Earring
Still in the r&d realm, this piece describes a wearable jewelry that monitors blood sugar levels. “The [MORE]
Multimodal Endoscope to Guide Surgical Robots
Compound eyes of Mantis shrimp
Chinese optical engineers report “a bio-inspired multimodal 3D endoscope combining the excellent characteristics of human eyes [MORE]
Picosecond Laser Scalpel
Picosecond Laser Scalpel
A surgical laser that cuts and cauterizes is a double-edged tool—expensive, effective but risking damage to healthy tissue [MORE]
Thermostability of Synthetic Proteins
Stability of synthetic proteins
“De novo designed proteins exhibit a remarkable property of extremely high thermal stability compared with naturally occurring [MORE]