
Printing wearable electronics for smart device applications
Researchers show how printed wearable electronics offer the advantage of flexibility and low cost.
Researchers show how printed wearable electronics offer the advantage of flexibility and low cost.
Scientists have developed a soft and nonirritating microfluidic sensor for the real-time measurement of lactate concentration in sweat.
Engineers have developed a so-called smart stent that detects changes in blood flow through an artery.
Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results,could speed hospital work, enhance healthcare.
Researchers have developed a method for the generation of controllable electrical explosions.
Researchers illustrated an innovative approach to developing miniaturized and multifunctional sensors.
Researchers are working on miniaturization, external power supplies and wirelessly networked implants.
“Robotic” textiles could help patients recovering from postsurgery breathing changes.
Electrical and medical engineering researchers create device that makes it easier to measure pressure inside the eyes of people at risk for glaucoma.
Researchers have developed a range of artificial organ phantoms to serve as training platforms for surgeons.
Chemists have developed two new classes of materials in the field of nanomaterials: nano spheres and diamond slivers made of silicon and germanium.
Graphene represents incredible opportunities for advancement in many fields, including medical science.
Researchers have developed a biocompatible energy storage device.
Future brain-computer interface systems employ a network of independent, wireless microscale neural sensors to record and stimulate brain activity.
A new material that combines the flexibility of human skin with improved conductivity and tolerance of temperatures as low as -93 C.
With a ‘liquid assembly line,’ researchers produce mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles a hundred times faster than standard microfluidic technologies.
Researchers have developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.
A new generation of robotic tools are beginning to be realized thanks to a combination of strong 'muscles' and sensitive 'nerves' created from smart polymeric materials.
Scientistshave developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations.
Engineers have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a flexible, silk-based coil sewn on the textile.
Engineers have developed the smallest single-chip system that is a complete functioning electronic circuit - and implantable chip visible only in a microscope.
Researchers are developing a microneedle patch that delivers antibiotics directly into the affected skin area.
Little table, talk to me: Specialists have created an integrated radar technology makes it easier to care for the elderly.
Scientists have developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required.
A neural network that mimics the biology of the brain can be loaded onto a microchip for faster and more efficient artificial intelligence.
Researchers used nanophotonic technology to develop a brain-implantable tool that can aid in the optical imaging of brain activity.
Engineers have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin.
Scientists have developed and tested a wearable biofuel cell array that generates electric power from the lactate in the wearer's sweat, opening doors to electronic health monitoring powered by bodily fluids.
BrainGate researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.
Researchers have developed a way to harvest energy from radio waves to power wearable devices.
Researchers have developed a method to produce graphene-enhanced hydrogels with an excellent level of electrical conductivity.
Researchers have developed a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers practical possibilities for electronic textiles.
Researchers have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of the skin caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the blood that can cause severe medical conditions in newborns.
For the first time, the ear of a dead locust was connected to a robot that receives the ear’s electrical signals and responds accordingly.
Covestro has developed a concept for wearable smart patches in cooperation with its partner accensors.
Engineers have developed a wearable sensing chip that can measure the concentration of cortisol – the stress hormone – in human sweat.
Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new, low-cost wearable device that transforms the human body into a biological battery.
Researchers have developed a unique inkjet printing method for fabricating tiny biocompatible polymer microdisk lasers for biosensing applications.
The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organs.
Researchers have developed a millimeter-size flat lens for #virtualreality and #augmentedreality platforms.
By embedding nanosensors in the fibers of a bandage, researchers have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound.
Professor Dr Peter Pott and his team turn to 3D printers to successfully realize his vision of “high end at low cost” medical devices.
A microrobotic opto-electro-mechanical device able to steer a laser beam with high speed and a large range of motion could enhance the possibilities of minimally invasive surgeries.
Researchers have designed a new soft robotic gripper that draws inspiration from an unusual source: pole beans
Researchers are developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas to assist with the diagnosis of disease.
The world’s first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel supports organoid growth and helps reduce the costs of studies into cancer and COVID-19.
Why do people learn new skills at different speeds? A medical training aid is addressing this question by blending sensory technology with psychological insight.
The supplier sector will showcase its expertise and innovative high-tech solutions for the medical technology industry.
A tiny microsupercapacitor (MSC) that is as small as the width of a person's fingerprint and can be integrated directly with an electronic chip has been developed.
Researchers have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking biochemical reaction cascades in cells.
Radiator-like fluid systems adjust the genetic wiring inside human liver cells in preliminary work toward artificial organ-tissue engineering.
Scientists have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.
Xsensio has been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.
Researchers have developed a revolutionary cortical vision device that could one day help restore vision to the blind.
Artificial intelligence is developing at an enormous speed and intelligent instruments will profoundly change surgery and medical interventions.
Researchers have developed an artificial iris integrated inside a contact lens that can automatically set the proper pupil size to achieve optimal focus and depth of field.
One of the crucial future technologies in surgery is Augmented Reality. Most experts agree that AR will increase safety and efficiency, improve surgical training and decrease costs.
Researchers have developed a surgical robot that improves precision and control of teleoperated surgical procedures.
Scientists are working on inventions to use microchip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to improve biomedical devices.
Researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in 3D.
Researchers have used 3D micro-printing to develop the world’s smallest, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
Researchers combine for the first time gene therapy in the cochlea with optical cochlear implants to optogenetically activate the auditory pathway in gerbils.
The Fraunhofer IBMT is developing the miniaturized ultrasound system for automated monitoring of bladder irrigation.
Scientists at Purdue University have developed a skin patch that can deliver chemotherapy into melanoma tumors in an effective and painless way.
Researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure the amount of sodium a person consumes.
Scientists have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses.
Researchers have used printed, ultra-thin, and highly sensitive nanocomposite sensors for the treatment of patients in whom the blood sugar level is abnormally high (diabetes mellitus).
EPFL spin-off Annaida is developing a magnetic resonance system that can detect the chemistry inside the tiniest living organisms.
EPFL students teamed up with startup IcosaMed to develop the SmartBra – the first piece of smart clothing that can be used for cancer prevention.
Researchers are investigating the potential of microimplants to stimulate nerve cells and treat chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, or Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers have developed a ‘heater’ — about the size of a pill tablet — that regulates the temperature of biological samples through the different stages of diagnostic testing.
Researchers have developed an electronic bandage that can deliver multiple drugs deep into a wound and only when programmed to do so.
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a miniature laboratory the size of the tip of a needle.
Rutgers University have devised a way to integrate microneedles with backward facing barbs, so that microneedle arrays can stay in place as long as needed.
Researchers have developed a tumor biosensing chip that can help determine the optimum dosage of chemotherapy required for a cancer patient.
For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips.
Researchers use machine learning to developing a rapid test that requires only a drop of blood to diagnose asthma.
Researchers have created a mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from home.
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom microswimmers that can transport drugs and nanotherapeutic agents, as well as potentially manipulate tissue directly inside the body.
Combining new wearable electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly interact with a computer.
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.
Researchers are developing a device that can sense the effects of a potentially fatal level of ingested opioids and deliver a life-saving dose of naloxone.
Researchers have found a way to use graphene to make flexible photodetectors to measure heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, and breathing rate.
A new type of ultrasound transducer should soon be delivering a fast and reliable diagnosis of infection of the middle ear.
An electronic glove, or e-glove, can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception.
Greater resolution, sharper images, and more efficient diagnostic processes – this is the promise of an endoscopy capsule developed by Fraunhofer IZM to allow more detailed small intestine diagnostics.
Like real bone, the material has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, regeneration.
A scientist is working to develop miniature implantable medical devices that sense and communicate wirelessly via sound waves.
Revolutionary material could lead to 3D-printable magnetic liquid devices for the fabrication of artificial cells that deliver targeted drug therapies to diseased cells.
Scientists develop process that facilitates and accelerates chemical synthesis and biological screening by combining all steps on a chip.
Researchers are pushing the boundaries of evolution to create bespoke, miniaturised surgical robots, uniquely matched to individual patient anatomy.
An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. The 3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars.
Scientists have developed a robot that looks and moves like a jellyfish; the aim is for Jellyfishbot to be applied in the treatment of cancer.
A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse cells and tiny particles as if they were inside the human body.
A researcher developed a 3D printed baby dummy, based on an MRI scan of a real newborn baby, which could improve the training of the reanimation procedure.
Scientists have now developed a new type of biomaterial that could help the healing of injuries, especially of severed nerve tracts.
Researchers have developed a new design method that shows promise in enabling the efficient design and fabrication of soft robots using a 3D printer.
Researchers developed ErgoJack to relieve back strain and encourage workers to execute strenuous movements in a more ergonomic way
Method for growing kidney organoids under flow enhances their vascularization and maturation, increasing their potential for drug testing and regenerative medicine.
Thanks to a new wearable visual simulator, patients will be able to experience how their vision will improve after cataract surgery, just before surgery.
Thanks to developments in 3D bioprinting, the UT researchers could create a miniature brain model representing the delicate tissue around the tumor, including the macrophages.
Scientists have developed tiny elastic robots that can change shape depending on their surroundings. They stand to revolutionize targeted drug delivery.
According to researchers in Sweden, a microneedle patch prototype proved to be a more comfortable and reliable blood-sugar monitoring system for people with diabetes.
Materials scientists have developed an alternative to batteries that could power wearable biosensors for health monitoring.
Gaumard Scientific has created Pediatric HAL - a humanoid that realistically reproduces human body functions and reactions.
Engineers have developed a highly flexible and stretchable sensor that can be integrated with the flow diverter in order to monitor hemodynamics in a blood vessel without costly diagnostic procedures.
Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk of the chronic disease.
A robotic approach to mass-producing organoids could accelerate regenerative medicine research and drug discovery.