A revolution in regenerative medicine
3D printing: Researchers from across disciplines are developing new approaches and new materials for creating soft tissues.
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Exoskeleton allows amputees to walk with less effort
A lightweight powered exoskeleton helps lower-limb amputees walk with much less effort.
Controlling prosthetic limbs with the help of magnets
Researchers have inserted small magnetic beads into muscle tissue within an amputated residuum for more precise control of prosthetic limbs.
Sensor material powers wearables in extreme cold
A new material that combines the flexibility of human skin with improved conductivity and tolerance of temperatures as low as -93 C.
Bipedal robot learns to run
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
Robotic neck brace to analyze cancer treatment impacts
Researchers have developed a robotic neck brace that may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery.
3D printed knee implant for arthritis sufferers
A groundbreaking new treatment that uses 3D printed implants and that could bring relief to tens of thousands of knee osteoarthritis sufferers has received approval to be trialled in UK patients.
Medical technologies that come out of the printer
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's German-Polish High-Performance Center brings additive manufacturing to medical technology – first demonstrators will already be presented by the end of 2021.
Bruisable artificial skin could help robots sense injuries
Researchers have developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and also changes color from yellow to a bruise-like purple, providing a visual cue that damage has occurred.
Curing chronic pain with virtual reality?
Researchers are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain.
Augmented reality helps to see, feel and understand
X-ray vision, context-sensitive guidance, coordinator, training assistant and more: augmented reality (AR) has hit the OR.
3D printing to aid tissue replacement
Researchers look to a future someday in which doctors can hit a button to print out a scaffold on their 3D printers and create custom-made replacement skin, cartilage, or other tissue for their patients.
Patching up your ehealth
Researchers have developed ultrathin self-powered health patches that can monitor a user's pulse and blood pressure, which may lead to new flexible motion-based energy harvesting devices.
Powered prosthetic ankles restore functions for amputees
Researchers have demonstrated that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide range of abilities, including standing on very challenging surfaces and squatting.
Enhanced safety and precision with semi-automatic milling systems
Professor Dr Henning Windhagen is a great fan of semi-automatic systems in the OR that help with implants but leave the surgeon in the driver’s seat.
Neurofeedback to help those who wear prostheses
Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body.
3D printing biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing together powder particles at supersonic speed.
Machine learning speeds up bioscaffold development
A dose of artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal.
AI detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Researchers have created a machine learning algorithm that can detect subtle signs of osteoarthritis on an MRI scan taken years before symptoms even begin.
Laser jolts microscopic robots into motion
Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled with standard electronic signals.
Exoskeleton research marches forward
Researchers developed a new measurement method to test whether an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
Space station motors powerful robotic prosthetic leg
Researchers have developed robotic prosthetic legs which use motors that were originally designed for use on the robotic arm of the ISS.
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.
Bionic suit helps paralyzed patients stand and walk again
Patients undergoing physical rehabilitation at Rush for paralyzing injuries are being aided by a robotic suit designed to help raise people to full height and walk.
Aerospace tech finds new potential in biomedicine
Sensors that have the potential to make aircraft safer could also be used to improve the lives of diabetics and those who rely on prosthetics.
‘Smart’ implant coatings to nip infections in the bud
Physicists from University of Augsburg have developed a "smart" coating that is particularly toxic when bacteria are present in its environment.
Groundwork for patient-specific 3D printed meniscus
Researchers have developed a novel methodology to provide non-invasive analysis of meniscal implants.
Bionic leg to help amputees walk faster
Bionic breakthrough: Engineers develop computerized bionic leg to help amputees walk faster, easier and with better balance.
Kirigami sensor patch could improve injury recovery
Scientists created a 3D printed a wearable kirigami sensor patch for shoulders that could improve injury recovery and athletic training.
Bionic prosthesis improves amputees’ health
Thanks to bionic prosthesis that features sensors that connect to residual nerves in the thigh, two volunteers are the first above-knee amputees in the world to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time.
Wireless sensors stick to the skin to track our health
Engineers have developed experimental stickers that pick up physiological signals emanating from the skin, then wirelessly beam these health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
Microrobots could deliver drugs to specific spots
Researchers are developing microrobots that can deliver drugs to specific spots inside the body while being monitored and controlled from outside the body.
3D printed robotic surgical instruments
Researchers are pushing the boundaries of evolution to create bespoke, miniaturised surgical robots, uniquely matched to individual patient anatomy.
3D printing flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Engineers have designed pliable, 3D printed mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to emulate and support softer tissues such as muscles and tendons.
Open-source bionic leg: platform aims to advance prosthetics
The Open-Source Bionic Leg will enable investigators to efficiently solve challenges associated with controlling bionic legs across a range of activities in the lab and out in the community.
Ultrasound aligns living cells in bioprinted tissues
Researchers have developed a technique to improve the characteristics of engineered tissues by using ultrasound to align living cells during the biofabrication process.
Hitachi and DFKI develop AI for sensor suits
AI technology for quantifying physical load and providing effective feedbacks using sensor suit devices.
Arthritis: AI eliminates unnecessary treatments for children
A machine learning algorithm was able to sort children with arthritis into distinct categories based on their patterns of inflamed joints in the body in a way that was also predictive of disease outcome.
Are smart knee implants the future of joint replacements?
Researchers decided it was time to create smarter knee implants that could monitor changes in activity as they happened.
AI expedites ‘tuning’ of robotic prosthetics
Researchers have developed an intelligent system for "tuning" powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk comfortably with the prosthetic device in minutes.
Ears from the 3D-printer
Researchers use the biodegradable material cellulose to produce implants for cartilage diseases using 3D printing.
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.
TWIICE One exoskeleton is a step towards independence
The new version of the TWIICE walking-assistance system is not only lighter, more comfortable and more powerful, but patients can also put it on and use it themselves.
3D printing dissolvable medical implants
A scientist has created dissolvable medical implants that can be tailored to different patients and purposes.
Bionic exoskeleton could help people walk again
Using robotic technology, researchers have created an exoskeleton to help people with paraplegia regain or improve mobility.