Tag: Biomedical Engineering
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Regenerative medicine: Injectable stem cell incubator
By simulating the structure of the target tissue, the cells can better integrate with the body.
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How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
This research is the first to directly link physical, as opposed to chemical, signals to human embryonic stem cell differentiation.
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Stretchable conductors
This could pave the way for flexible electronics and gentler medical devices
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Meningitis: Steps to prevent future contamination
Researchers explain how a combination of better oversight and easier testing methods could ultimately help prevent issues like this in the future.
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HIV testing in developing nations
The device, which uses silicon micro-fabrication, allows blood cells and platelets to pass through while the large white blood cells are captured and counted.
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U-M developing wearable tech for disease monitoring
The new sensor, which can detect airborne chemicals either exhaled or released through the skin, would likely be the first wearable to pick up a broad array of chemical, rather than physical, attributes.
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Lab on a Chip
The goal is to reduce the cost of drug development and advance disease treatment by provided miniature environments that mimic parts of the human body.
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Crash-testing concussion sensors
The goal is for the sensor to provide more information to coaches and doctors.
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Predicting your risk of illness
Researcher envisions a future where a personal device could be used to monitor that individual’s risk factor, thereby changing the field of preventive medicine.
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Histotripsy, a non-invasive cancer treatment
The procedure can be used for multiple applications, including treating newborn infants with heart defects, prostate patients and potentially diseases such as breast cancer.