R&D

Monitoring Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity

Researchers have created an engineered heart via 3D printing technology that allows for early monitoring of drug-induced cardiotoxicity. They produced the heart model using biohybrid 3D printing.

Thermosensitive Bioadhesives Enable Better Surgical Sealing

An injectable biomaterial with significantly improved adhesive strength, stretchability, and toughness could enable improved surgical sealing. This chemically modified,...

Silk Confirmed as Promising Material for Repair of Injured Nerves

A research team has used silk as a promising material for repairing severed nerves. In their experiments with silk from silkworms and spiders, the scientists also gained new...

Artificial Enzyme Offers Fast Detection of Disease-Related Hormone

A handheld sensor tests perspiration for cortisol and provides results in eight minutes, which researchers say is a key advance in monitoring a hormone whose levels are a...

Nano-Sized Sensor Detects Protein Biomarkers

Researchers have devised a tiny, nano-sized sensor capable of detecting protein biomarkers in a sample at single-molecule precision. Coined as hook and bait, a tiny protein binder fuses to a...

Biomaterial Heals Tissues from the Inside Out

A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and promotes cell and tissue repair. The injectable biomaterial was tested and proven effective in treating...

Smart Contact Lens Diagnoses and Treats Glaucoma

Researchers have developed a smart contact lens by combining an IOP sensor and a flexible drug-delivery system to manage IOP measurement and medication administration. The wireless...

Microfluidic Device Detects SARS-CoV-2

A new microfluidic device can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA duplex technology. The device can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the...

Sensor Enables Smart Diapers, Other Health Monitors

A new sensor could help workers in daycares, hospitals, and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges. The new sensor — so cheap and simple to produce that it can be...

Biosensor: New Drugs, Sensory Organs on a Chip

A synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity could lead to a better understanding of cell biology, development of new...

‘Shape-Shifting’ Implanted Device to Provide Continuous BP Monitoring

SMARTSHAPE consortium, led from University of Galway, will develop an implantable medical device for continuous blood pressure monitoring. The consortium has...

MicroLED Patch for Melanogenesis

A surface-lighting microLED patch has been developed that inhibits UV-induced melanogenesis. The research team fabricated the skin-attachable surface-lighting microLED (SμLED, 4 × 4 cm2) patch by utilizing...

Sensor Detects Heavy Metals in Sweat

Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled. The sensor is simple in terms of the materials used to make it and the...

Glucose Meter Monitors SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies

A simple and accurate glucose-meter-based test incorporates a novel fusion protein could someday be used to monitor SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels. Glucose meters are readily available and easy to...

Temporary Tattoos Measure Blood Pressure

Made of graphene, a cuffless device is worn on the underside of the wrist and can measure blood pressure with comparable accuracy to a standard blood pressure cuff. While the technology is still in...

Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer

Researchers have developed a breakthrough handheld biosensor that enables quick and accurate detection of oral cancer. The biosensor consists of a sensor strip similar to a glucose strip...

Stretchable Probe Measures Brain Chemicals

A new string-like implant can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.

Smart Jumpsuit Monitors Infant Motor Development

A novel wearable for infants provides reliable assessment of motor abilities during early development. The smart jumpsuit, called MAIJU (Motor Assessment of Infants with a Jumpsuit), is a...

Tool Brings Touch to MIS Procedures

Researchers have developed a simple, yet effective approach for on-demand tactile sensing in minimally invasive surgery, overcoming a key limitation — the inability of surgeons to feel tissues during an...

Device Diagnoses, Treats H. pylori

Researchers have developed a medical instrument called Clinical Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Ramanometry for Helicobacter pylori (CAST-R-HP) that holds promise as a powerful new tool in the diagnosis and...

Waterproof Fabric Converts Motion into Electricity

Scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof fabric that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy. A crucial component in the fabric is a polymer that, when...

Novel Device Measures Nerve Activity

Researchers have developed a device to noninvasively measure cervical nerve activity in humans.

Printable, Transparent Plastic Is Highly Conductive

Researchers have designed a transparent polymer film that conducts electricity as effectively as other commonly used materials, while also being flexible and easy to use at an industrial scale.

Printing Flexible Circuits on Curved Surfaces

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for directly printing electronic circuits onto curved and corrugated surfaces.

Magnetic Sensors Track Muscle Length

Using a simple set of magnets, researchers have devised a sophisticated way to monitor muscle movements.

Graphene Boosts Flexible and Wearable Electronics

Researchers demonstrate that graphene can greatly improve electrical circuits required for wearable and flexible electronics such as smart health patches and other flexible devices.

Stretchable Rubber Diode for Medical, Electronic Devices

A fully rubbery stretchable diode maintains performance.

Mouthguard Controls Devices by Biting

Individuals who have limited hand function can control devices such as smartphones, computers, and wheelchairs by wearing a smart mouthguard. The novel bite-controlled optoelectronic system contains...

Gel-Like, Radioactive Implant Kills Pancreatic Cancer

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models. The new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80 percent of...