3D printed implants seed multiple layers of tissue
Researchers are 3D printing "groovy" tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells to help heal injuries.
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Integrate micro chips for electronic skin
First fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits opens the path towards the development of electronic skin.
Step foward for 3D printing a bioprosthetic ovary
Ongoing development of an "ink" will be used for 3D printing an artificial (or bio-prosthetic) ovary that could be implanted and allow a woman to have a child.
‘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.
Bioelectronic implant could prevent opioid deaths
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.
Next-generation soft hearing implants
Researchers have developed a conformable electrode implant that will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again.
Implants enable man to control prosthetics with ‘thoughts’
Researchers have implanted electrodes in brain of a person who is mostly paralyzed to enable him to have some “mind control” of motorized prosthetic arms.
SLAM – New 3D printing technique for biomaterials
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical implants.
Implants: reconfigurable electronics promise innovations
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically.
3D printed salt template for bone implants
With the help of a 3D printed salt template, researchers have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants.
Circuit implants release painkillers inside the body
Researchers have developed biodegradable microresonators that could soon be used in implants to control the release of painkillers within tissue.
Manipulating brain cells using the smartphone
A team of scientists have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone.
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.
Prosthetics: sensors implanted for wireless control of muscle signal
Researchers have successfully implanted sensors in three male patients following nerve transfers, to transmit biosignals for wireless control of robotic arms.
A mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants
Researchers show that by using a noninvasive brain-computer interface they could control a robotic arm that’s tracking a cursor on a computer screen.
The impact of 3D printing in radiology
At ECR 2019, speakers emphasized that 3D printing enables an innovative way to display imaging, and it allows radiologists to offer clinical value to their medical and surgical colleagues.
Grow a better jawbone in your ribs
Engineers have developed a technique to grow live bone to repair craniofacial injuries by attaching a 3D-printed bioreactor.
From foam to bone: healthy bone implants
Researchers have developed an airy, foamlike substance that can be injected into the body and provide scaffolding for the growth of new bone.
3D printing helps surgeons rebuild patients’ faces
Scientists are using 3D technology to help rebuild the faces of cancer patients, those hurt in accidents and people born with complex facial deformities.
First sentient hand prosthesis implanted
A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis.
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.
Ears from the 3D-printer
Researchers use the biodegradable material cellulose to produce implants for cartilage diseases using 3D printing.
3D printed implant promotes nerve cell growth
Spinal cord injury: In rat models, the novel scaffolding mimicked natural anatomy and boosted stem cell-based treatment; the approach is scalable to humans.
EYEMATE sensor is a sentinel to watch over ocular pressure
The sensor system implant provides actionable information to optimize the therapy for patients afflicted with glaucoma.
3D printing precisely fitting bone implants
Researchers have developed a technique with which bone implants that are precisely fitting, stable and variable in dimensions can be 3D printed from a special plastic.
Regrowing long bone segments using 3D printing
Not all broken bones heal. But one scientist at the University of Arizona hopes to remedy that problem using a combination of 3D printing and adult stem cells.
Brain-computer interface enables paralysed to control tablets
Research from the BrainGate consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks.
Neurotechnology allows chronic paraplegia to walk again
Three patients with chronic paraplegia were able to walk over ground thanks to precise electrical stimulation of their spinal cords via a wireless implant.