New Portable Analyzer Can Detect Antivirus Antibody in Just 20 Minutes
Researchers have succeeded in detecting anti-avian influenza virus antibody in blood serum within 20 minutes, using a portable analyzer they have developed to conduct rapid…
Biomedical Engineering
Low-Cost, High-Accuracy GPS-Like System Developed for Flexible Medical Robots
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside…
Transforming Nanofiber Membranes Into Complex 3D Shapes for Biomedical Applications
Researchers develop a new way to create 3D scaffolds for biomedical applications. In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of…
Hidden Symmetry Discovered in Chemical Kinetic Equations – Significant for Drug Design, Genetics & More
Rice University researchers have discovered a hidden symmetry in the chemical kinetic equations scientists have long used to model and study many of the chemical…
Newly Developed Nanotechnology Biosensor Being Adapted for Rapid COVID-19 Testing
Federal funding awarded for rapid COVID-19 test based on a new biolabeling technology called plasmonic-fluor. Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University…
Conductive Gels That Stick When Wet for Better Biomedical Sensors and Implants
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants. Polymers that are good conductors of electricity could be…
‘Smart Toilet’ Automatically Monitors Your Output for Signs of Disease
There’s a new disease-detecting technology in the lab of Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD PhD, and its No. 1 source of data is number one. And…
Promising New COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Developed
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists today announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice,…
Researchers Join Forces to Investigate the Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Using a Supercomputer
The researchers are using a supercomputer to carry out 3D modeling and believe that the first results will be obtained in the next few weeks….
MIT Develops Soft, Flexible Neural Implants That Can Be 3D Printed on Demand
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices. The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest…
Ultra-Sensitive Cancer DNA Detector Created With Crumpled Graphene
Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating in a patient’s blood or serum. But current designs need…
Tiny High-Tech Needles Inspired by Parasites May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles. Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give…
Stanford Scientists Genetically Reprogram Cells to Build Artificial Structures
Stanford Researchers Program Cells to Carry Out Gene-Guided Construction Projects Stanford researchers have developed a technique that reprograms cells to use synthetic materials, provided by…
Programmable DNA Technique ‘Prints’ Cells to Create Diverse Biological Environments
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditions. Like humans, cells can be easily influenced…
Innovative Biocompatible Microparticles Created With Nothing More Than Heat and Light
Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics, and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have…
Self-Assembly Biomaterial Discovery Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures
An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures. In a new study published…
Synthetic Biologists Create New Platform for Engineering Ribosomes That Can Synthesize Materials
Biological toolkit could help enable new manufacturing approaches to sustainable materials and targeted therapies. Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University have developed a system that…
3D Bioprinted Skeletal Muscles Integrated With Neural Cells to Accelerate Functional Regeneration
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy…