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…
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…
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…
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…
Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider’s sense organ and display remarkable sensitivity to movement. People rely on a highly tuned…
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern design. French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blasts. Biomedical…
Engineers with the University of Cincinnati have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor’s office through…
Lance Davidson of the University of Pittsburgh published an article in Nature Communications detailing that tissue mechanics can drive the regeneration of goblet cells on…
Engineers design bionic ‘heart’ for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices. As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too…
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial infections earlier could help…
Organoids (In Vitro Brains) to Study Pediatric Brain Tumors A large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings…
Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an…
Study shows tumors with softer, larger cells at their periphery are more likely to spread; may suggest new route for cancer therapy. Engineers at MIT…
A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into…
A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs: Researchers create the ultimate non-stick coating, with medical settings and food industry in mind. A team…
Tracking lab-grown tissue with light: New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration. Someday, doctors would like to grow limbs and other…
Protocells — artificial cells — that are active and mimic living cells by moving independently and that are biocompatible and enzymatically active are now possible…
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a stone. Every year, more than half a million Americans visit…