High-tech clothing: Wearable health
Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.
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3D printing sensors on expanding organs
Scientists have developed a 3D printing technique that could have future applications in diagnosing and monitoring the lungs of patients with COVID-19.
“Body-on-a-chip” could improve drug evaluation
MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.
A 'FRESH' way to bioprint tissues and organs
A bioprinting method enables advanced tissue fabrication by using a yield-stress support bath that holds bioinks in place until they are cured and works with a wide array of bioinks.
Breath gas analysis detects cancer
Researchers are developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas to assist with the diagnosis of disease.
A heart-breast cancer-on-a-chip monitoring system
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
Using 3D printing to study common heart defect
Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.
Scientists 3D print a working heart pump
Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale heart pump with real human cells in the lab.
A sensor to improve performance of underactive bladders
Researchers developed a device that can monitor bladder volume in real time and effectively empty the bladder.
A tiny lung-heart super sensor on a chip
The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive chip.
A step towards mending a broken heart
Bioengineers have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue.
A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
Artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases
For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips.
Implants: reconfigurable electronics promise innovations
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically.
Sound waves could bring us smarter medical implants
A scientist is working to develop miniature implantable medical devices that sense and communicate wirelessly via sound waves.
Nanomedicine device delivered controlled doses
Researchers developed a remote-controlled drug delivery implant the size of a grape that may help chronic disease management.
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues.
First heart 3D printed using patient’s own cells
Researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.
‘Smart’ pajamas could help improve sleep
Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that provide unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of heartbeat, breathing and sleep posture.
Toilet seat detects congestive heart failure
A toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system aims to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure.
jumpBALL – Computer game to help prevent thrombosis
The computer game “jumpBALL” could help to prevent thrombosis, help during rehabilitation after a stroke or hip or knee surgery. It is played with your feet.
A 3D printed heart pump
A researcher has developed a method to create products containing magnets using 3D printing. He used an artificial heart pump to demonstrate the operating principle.
Using a virtual 3D heart to fight atrial fibrillation
A team at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute has created a virtual 3D heart that could have a major impact on treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance, atrial fibrillation (AF).