Author: Michele Santillan
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Improving medical devices
Collaboration by design
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‘Sister cell’ profiling aims to shut down cancer metastasis
Michigan engineers release individual cells from a specially-designed chip using laser pulses.
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Keeping drugs on the job
Computer simulations developed at the University of Michigan reveal how well drug additives stop the active ingredients from crystallizing in the digestive tract.
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Collaboration between Project MESA and Washtenaw Community College’s Advanced Fabrication Program
In addition to improving the design’s comfort, durability, and clinical features, they have been working to simplify manufacturing of their product.
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Four BME students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Congratulations to our BME students!
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U-M Schools and Colleges Form Regenerative Medicine Collaborative
The initiative will facilitate the assembly of teams to be competitive for large-scale initiatives and projects across disciplines.
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U-M leads major new regenerative medicine center funded by NIH
The center is named the Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Resource Center: Supporting Regenerative Medicine in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Technologies.
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Coating method could improve temporary implants that dissolve in the body
It could enable coatings for implants that dissolve in the body, such as drugs to improve healing.
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Tim Bruns wins NSF CAREER Award
Bruns will use his award to study and model the behavior of neurons within dorsal root ganglia (DRG), unique structures next to the spinal cord that contain converging sensory nerves.
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3-D printed orthotics and prosthetics: A better fit, the same day
The digital design and manufacturing process can also improve the devices’ precision, fit and function and improve consistency from one provider to the next.