virtual.COMPAMED receives international resonance
COMPAMED 2020 took place entirely online due to the pandemic - but still won over their audiences due to their high degree of international resonance in this format too.
materials
Using bacteria as micro-3D printers
Researchers have used bacteria to produce intricately designed three-dimensional objects made of nanocellulose.
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.
How to 3D print novel electronic devices
Scientists have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print advanced electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity.
3D printed stents treat inflammation
Researchers have produced biodegradable stents with esophageal-derived bioink to directly treat radiation esophagitis.
Sensor for smart textiles survives hammers
An ultra-sensitive, resilient strain sensor that can be embedded in textiles and soft robotic systems survived being tested by a washing machine and a car.
Aerogel: the micro structural material of the future
In a research-first, scientists from Empa were able to 3D print stable well-shaped microstructures made from silica aerogels for use in biotechnology and precision engineering.
An efficient way to create nanographene
Researchers have discovered a new way to create nanographene for power and display devices.
Implantable sensor could safely biodegrade
Researchers reported they designed a flexible and implantable sensor that can monitor various forms of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas in the body.
COVID-19 speeds up microfluidics development
With soaring demand for point-of-care testing (POCT), microfluidics has been a pivotal resource as COVID-19 swept across the world.
Graphene – the versatile wonder material
Graphene has a vast variety of practical applications in the creation of new materials. But what exactly is graphene and what makes it so special?
Next-generation computer chip for AIs
Engineers have developed a next-generation circuit that allows for smaller, faster and more energy-efficient devices – which would have major benefits for AI systems.
E-skin: recyclable alternative to wearables?
A wearable electronic device that’s 'really wearable” - a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board - can heal itself, much like real skin.
virtual.COMPAMED 2020 highlights the importance of suppliers
The supplier sector will showcase its expertise and innovative high-tech solutions for the medical technology industry.
Cardiac patch treats heart disease
Researchers have developed rubbery a bioelectronic implantable device that can monitor and treat heart diseases.
New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing
Researchers have adapted a new class of materials for their groundbreaking volumetric 3D printing method that produces objects nearly instantly, greatly expanding the range of material properties achievable with the technique.
Scientists improve metallic glasses
Researchers have managed to develop a unique method to process bulk metallic glasses.
Magic fibers: ‘smart fabrics’ can change color
Researchers are testing new ways to spin liquid crystals into fibers that could be used in camouflage clothing or to create cleaning wipes that can detect the presence of bacteria.
Coating implants with 'artificial bone' prevents inflammation
Researchers have developed a ceramic artificial bone coating with triple the adhesion strength compared to conventional coating materials.
Quantum dots encapsulated in salt
Researchers have developed the world's first inkjet technique for using saltwater to encapsulate Quantum dots materials.
Gel instrumental in bioprinting tissues
Researchers at Penn State have developed a supportive gel that allows for printing of complex shapes using cell aggregates.
Making new materials using AI
Researchers have revelead the mechanism behind making materials used in new memory devices by using artificial intelligence.
Altering the properties of 2D materials at the nanometer scale
Scientists have developed a method for changing the physical properties of 2D materials permanently using a nanometric tip.
3D printed bioceramic implant induces cranial regrowth
A bioceramic implant has proved to stimulate regeneration of natural skull bone so that even large cranial defects can be repaired in a way that has not been possible before.
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing improves healing
Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.
E-textiles: Dyeing process gives electronic properties
Scientists have shown how smart textiles can be produced in a comparatively easy way, thus opening up new use cases.
Silk improves bioink for artificial organs
Researchers mechanically reprocess silk into a biologically compatible component of bioinks that improves the structural fidelity of 3D-printed hydrogels containing cells for use in drug development and regrowing lost or damaged body
3D printed micro-scale fluid channels
Researchers have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications.
Graphene sensor detects ultrasensitive microwave
Researchers have developed ultrasensitive sensors that can detect microwaves with the highest theoretically possible sensitivity.
3D printed transparent fibers can sense breath
Researchers used 3D printing techniques to make electronic fibres, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, creating sensors beyond the capabilities of conventional film-based devices.
The heat is on for building 3D artificial organ tissues
Radiator-like fluid systems adjust the genetic wiring inside human liver cells in preliminary work toward artificial organ-tissue engineering.
Device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
Scientists have developed a bioelectronic system driven by a machine learning algorithm that can shift the membrane voltage in living cells and maintain it at a set point for 10 hours.
Bioprinting tiny, functional organs
Researchers have developed an approach to print tiny tissues that look and function almost like their full-sized counterpart.
E-skin: Engineers imitate hands to make better sensors
Researchers have developed “electronic skin” sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of human motion.
“Stretching rack” for cells
An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress.