POSTS TAGGED AS Duke University

Simpler Design of POC Devices

“Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an entirely new approach to building point-of-care diagnostic devices that only use gravity [MORE]

Cellular Reprogramming Hearts after Infarction

Cardiac muscle cells derived from cardiac fibroblasts. Fibroblast marker Fsp1 (red), cardiac muscle cell marker troponin I (green) and nuclei [MORE]

Imaging the Brain’s Oxygen

Real-time whole-brain imaging of hemodynamics and oxygenation at micro-vessel resolution with UFF-PAM
“Here, we [at Duke University] present a novel ultrafast [MORE]

Tracking Viral Infection, the Movie

Capturing the start point of the virus–cell interaction with high-speed 3D single-virus tracking
“Here we [chemists at Duke University] present an [MORE]

Reading Cellular RNA

CellREADR  – Programmable RNA sensing for cell monitoring and manipulation
“Here we [neurobiologists, Duke University] describe CellREADR (Cell access through RNA [MORE]

Capturing a Single Cell with a Magnetic Microbot

Magnetic microbot traps single cell
It may be a while before a surgery takes place within a capillary, but steps toward [MORE]

3D Optical Coherence Refraction Tomography (3D OCRT)

3D OCRT
“[Biomedical engineers at Duke University]   present 3D optical coherence refraction tomography (OCRT), a computational extension of OCT that synthesizes [MORE]

Dual-Axis Optical Coherence Tomography

DA-OCT system
“Here, we [biomedical engineers at Duke University] present a novel implementation of dual-axis optical coherence tomography (DA-OCT) that offers [MORE]

AI Better at Identifying Ganglion Degeneration

Adaptive Optics OCT
“Cell-level quantitative features of retinal ganglion cells (GCs) are potentially important biomarkers for improved diagnosis and treatment monitoring [MORE]

Nanofiber Drug Delivery

Self-assembling nanofibers prevent damage from inflammation
“Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help limit damage [MORE]

New Material for Soft Tissue Engineering

New thermoplastic biomaterials
Elasticity and biodegradability are to properties that are difficult to engineer together.  In this piece, a collaboration of [MORE]

Duke’s Genome Editors Go “HiUGE”

Universal Genome Engineering (HiUGE)
“HiUGE” is the acronym Duke University researchers have developed with which they are able to fluorescently tag [MORE]

Laser-Light Activated Drug Delivery for Arthritis

Laser light used in treatment of RA
A collaborative team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke [MORE]

Acoustofluidic Salivary Exosome Isolation

Isolating salivary exosomes with acoustofluidic device
On July 23, 1885, former President Ulysses Grant strangled to death due to a squamous [MORE]