POSTS TAGGED AS implants

Antibacterial Titanium Implants

A sample of the antibacterial titanium alloy (center) is tested for fatigue resistance
“Developed by scientists at Washington State University, it [MORE]

Negative Embodied Sacrificial Template 3D Printing

NEST3D Printing
From RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia):    “Negative patterns in a water-soluble sacrificial template can be “developed” by casting in a [MORE]

Soft and Sweet Brain Implants

Sugar needle brain implant
“A softer implant would help to reduce tissue irritation, but poses challenges in terms of manufacturing and [MORE]

Protein Paint for Implants that Spur Bone Regeneration

Theradaptive harnessing regeneration
With collaborators at MIT and Harvard, Luis Alvarez’s company Theradaptive “. . .  has developed a method to [MORE]

Powering Brain Implants with Radio Waves

Wireless charging of medical devices
“Scientists at MIT have developed a wireless system that can power tiny implantable devices in the body, [MORE]

An Artificial Photoreceptor in the Eye

Photoreceptor for the Eye
Scientists at Fudan University in Shanghai have created an artificial photoreceptor that restored vision in blind mice. [MORE]

Polyurethane Coated Tracheal Stent

Fraunhofer Stent
The windpipe isn’t s simple tube; it contains cells that purify inhaled air.  So, it is important [MORE]

Self Cleaning Titanium Dioxide Coating

Self Cleaning Titanium Dioxide Coating
Surgical instruments, endoscopes and implanted devices are potentially a source of very troublesome infections.  To [MORE]

Developing Pediatric Devices in Michigan and Virginia

For all the sensitivity to children’s health, it is surprising that most pediatric hospitals are financially struggling and there [MORE]

First Custom-Fit, Degradable Bone Implant

Researchers at the University Medical Center and the Fraunhofer Institute in Aachen, Germany have teamed up to create a [MORE]

Nerve-Enabled Prosthetics

Nerve-Enabled Prosthesis
Knowing that nerves, formerly connected to a severed arm, continue to sprout in search for new muscle, researchers at [MORE]

Nanoporous Membranes for Implanted Devices

Roger Narayan PhD
Roger Narayan, associate professor of biomedical engineering in a join NC State/UNC-Chapel Hill program has developed a [MORE]