POSTS TAGGED AS implanted devices

Artificial Pancreas that Shakes Off Attacking Immune Cells

MIT-Implantable-Device With a new approach, blocks the scar tissue (pictured) that usually develops around medical implants
“Researchers at MIT have developed [MORE]

Inhibiting Hospital Acquired Infections without Antibiotics

 
Coating on catheter (left) inhibits bacterial growth
UCLA engineers have created a material that inhibits bacterial growth on catheters, stents, heart [MORE]

Protective Membrane for Implanted Cardiac Devices

Cardiac pacemaker
Implanted cardiac devices eventually accumulate a buildup of scar tissue which is a problem when the devices have to [MORE]

Tribioelectric Generator Uses Ultrasound to Recharge Implanted Devices

Ultrasound powers triboelectric device
“An ultrasound probe delivers mechanical energy through skin and liquids, enabling its harvest by a thin implantable [MORE]

Implantable Brain “Stentrode” for Controlling Prosthetics

Stentrode
Most developments in building brain-machine interfaces involve implantation on the brain surface itself. Australian researchers however have designed a prototype [MORE]

Sensors in Personalized Medicine

Last summer, researchers at Stanford introduced what they called an “integrated microfluidics-waveguide sensor” that could detect and count T-cells [MORE]