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An Inhaled Hydrogel Forms a Barrier against COVID

An inhaled bioadhesive hydrogel to shield non-human primates from SARS-CoV-2 infection
“In this work, we [researchers in the UNC/NCSU joint department [MORE]

Vortex Generating Ultrasound for Breaking up Blood Clots

New Tool Uses Ultrasound ‘Tornado’ to Break Down Blood Clots
“Compared with conventional anticoagulant or thrombolytic drugs, sonothrombolysis has the potential [MORE]

Soft Electronic Circuits in a Contact Lens

Metal nanowires in capillaries
Engineers at North Carolina State University report “a micromolding-based method is reported for scalable printing of metal [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]

Exome-eluting Stent

Smart Stent coatings release drugs to help healing
Stent engineers at North Carolina State University have “ made a new kind [MORE]

Clot Blasters

Nanodroplets and US for hard-to-reach clots
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technology for using nanodroplets and an [MORE]

Knitting New Arteries

 
Circular knitting machine makes artery prototype
North Carolina State University and Case Western Reserve University scientists describe in this piece a [MORE]

New Imaging Technology

Ultrasound with piezoelectric organic light emitting diodes
“At North Carolina State University, researchers have performed a remarkable trick, namely producing ultrasound [MORE]

Self-Sterilizing Polymer as a Medical Material

Anionic polymers disinfectant
Chemical engineers at North Carolina State University have created a nanomaterial disinfectant that can kill many germs responsible [MORE]

Aligning Cells with Ultrasound for Bioprinted Tissues

Ultrasound aligns cell in 3D printed tissue
Biofabrication relies on several means for aligning cells for 3D printed tissues, now including [MORE]

Photonic Biosensor Monitors Oxygen in Organs-on-a-Chip

Biosensor
What tissues of the body do depends on the level of oxygen concentration, and different tissues have various oxygen levels.  [MORE]

Synthetic Beta Cells in a Patch Treatment for Diabetes

Artificial Beta Cells
Biomedical engineers in North Carolina (UNC–NCSU) have developed artificial pancreatic beta cells that automatically secrete insulin as needed.   [MORE]

Capturing a Single Cell with a Magnetic Microbot

Magnetic Microrobot
It may be a while before a surgery takes place within a capillary, but steps toward that possibility are [MORE]

A Synthetic Cardiac Stem Cell

Synthetic Cardiac Stem Cells
University collaborators in North Carolina and Henan, China have created a synthetic cardiac stem cell that has [MORE]