Keyword: Prostheses and implants

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Briefs: Medical
Biodegradable Implant Could Help Doctors Monitor Brain Chemistry

A wireless, biodegradable sensor could offer doctors a way to monitor changes in brain chemistry without requiring a second operation to remove the implant, according to an...

Briefs: AR/AI
Implant Offers Promise for the Paralyzed
A system enables patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand, walk, and more.
Briefs: Wearables
Sustainable Silk Material Ideal for Wearable and Implantable Applications
The material is optically transparent and easily manipulated.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
3D Robotic Spine ‘Twin’ Offers New Way to Preview Surgical Procedures
The twins enable comparison of the effects of different surgical interventions in a patient-specific manner.
R&D: Materials
Bioactive Coatings Improve Orthopedic Implants
Researchers are working on a coating that mimics bone tissue.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Pulse Plasma Nitriding Provides Unique Surface Treatment of Implantable Metals
Plasma nitriding has a broad appeal to surface treat many metallic materials used in medical applications, including titanium alloys
R&D: Energy
‘Healthy’ Electric Current Produced Inside Human Body
New nanotechnology has many potential applications, including harvesting clean energy to operate devices implanted in the body through the body’s natural movements.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stretchable Pressure Sensor Could Lead to Better Robotics, Prosthetics
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
Briefs: Materials
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
R&D: Photonics/Optics
Optical Cochlear Implants Offer Better Hearing
The team designed an implant with LED emitters.
Briefs: Materials
Antimicrobial Coating for Orthopedic Implants Prevents Dangerous Infections
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
Global Innovations: Semiconductors & ICs
Increasing the Lifespan and Stability of Human Implantable Medical Devices
A coating minimizes tissue damage by reducing friction.
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor Disorders
Cosm’s work shines a light on a common, growing, under-served, and global women’s health issue.
R&D: Nanotechnology
Self-Powered Implantable Stimulates Fast Bone Healing
When placed over a fracture, the device generates electricity from movement, accelerating bone healing.
R&D: Materials
Liquid Metal Sensors and AI Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal.
Global Innovations: Energy
Tiny Biosupercapacitor Provides Energy for Biomedical Applications

The miniaturization of microelectronic sensor technology, microelectronic robots, and intravascular implants is progressing rapidly. However, it also poses major challenges...

Briefs: Medical
Bioactive Glass and Metal Implants Dissolve at the End of Operational Lifespan
The devices eliminate the need for invasive removal once they have served their purpose.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bioprinted 3D Cardiac Patches Could Reverse Scar Formation After Heart Attacks
The system promotes myocardial regeneration after a cardiac event.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Inflatable, Shape-Changing Spinal Implants Could Help Treat Severe Pain
The device uses soft robotics, ultra-thin electronics, and microfluidics.
Technology Leaders: Materials
Extending the Service Life of Joint Prostheses with PEEK Biomaterials
Learn about a polymer material being explored for complex joint prosthesis systems.
Features: Wearables
Advanced Extrusion Techniques: How Engineered Extrusion Helps Medical Device Makers Improve Device Designs and Patient Experiences
Advances in hose and tubing manufacturing techniques are supporting new miniaturized devices and wearables.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tiny Implant Cures Diabetes in Mice without Triggering Immune Response
Using a new minuscule device, researchers can implant insulin-secreting cells into diabetic mice
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bruisable Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthetics Sense Injuries
An artificial skin attached to a person’s knee develops a purple “bruise” when hit forcefully.
Briefs: Medical
Technology Restores Sense of Touch in Nerves Damaged as a Result of Injury
A tiny sensor is implanted in the nerve of the injured limb.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Neural Implant Monitors Multiple Brain Areas at Once, Provides New Neuroscience Insights
UC San Diego engineers wants to know: How do different parts of the brain communicate with each other during learning and memory formation?
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensor Tracks Stress Hormone in Real Time
A prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor provides continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Printing Technique Creates Intricate Medical Implants
The biomedical structures advance the development of new technologies for regrowing bones and tissue.
R&D: Materials
3D Printed Implants with Antibiotics
Researchers have fabricated antibiotic-containing 3D scaffold implants at high temperatures.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Tiny Implantable Tool for Light-Sheet Imaging of Brain Activity
The tool shows promise for imaging brain activity in 3D with high speed and contrast.

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