Seaweed Extract Outperforms Remdesivir in Blocking COVID-19 Virus in Cell Studies
Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2. In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes…
Biomedical Engineering
LEGO-Inspired 3D-Printed Bricks Help Broken Bones Heal Faster
Hollow, flea-sized blocks can be filled with materials that improve healing. Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have been designed to heal broken bones — and could one…
Bioengineered Membrane to Capture Airborne COVID-19 Droplets – Inspired by Plant That Traps Insects
Team’s inspiration comes from nature — the pitcher plant, with its liquid membrane that traps insects. Detection and analysis of airborne coronavirus droplets using a…
Sticker-Like Medical Device Offers Continuous Monitoring for COVID-19
Clinical-grade wearable streams symptom data to physicians. Stamp-sized device comprises a suite of clinical-grade sensors, including temperature and pulse oximetry Device sits at the base…
“Pregnancy Test for Water” Delivers Fast, Easy Results on Water Safety and Quality
Handheld platform technology uses single sample to test for a variety of contaminants. New platform uses cell-free synthetic biology to test for 17 contaminants, including…
“DNA Origami” Used by MIT Engineers to Identify Vaccine Design Rules
In lab tests, virus-like DNA structures coated with viral proteins provoke a strong immune response in human B cells. By folding DNA into a virus-like…
MIT Researchers Design Experimental Peptide That Targets and Destroys COVID-19
Computational modeling yields a protein fragment that could bind to coronavirus spike proteins and destroy them. The research described in this article has been published…
MeniFluidics: New Technique for Engineering Living Materials
Engineered living materials (ELMs) is a new class of materials that exploit the properties of living organisms While various techniques such as 3D printers have…
Discovery of Complex Nanometric Geometric Shapes on Dragonfly Wings Improves the Efficiency of Antibacterial Surfaces
Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers have developed a nanometric-scale theoretical model to create structures that kill bacteria by using elastic forces. The results of this…
New 3D-Printable Material Developed That Mimics Biological Tissues
Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an example. It’s a compliant, elastic tissue that’s…
Mini Human Livers Grown in Lab Successfully Transplanted Into Rats
Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted…
Terahertz Radiation Can Disrupt Proteins in Living Cells – Contradicting Conventional Belief
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics and collaborators have discovered that terahertz radiation, contradicting conventional belief, can disrupt proteins in living cells without…
Two Students Develop Interactive Dashboard to Keep Tabs on Coronavirus Pandemic
Two University of Cincinnati students have developed an interactive dashboard that shows COVID-19 cases and deaths in Greater Cincinnati and other major U.S. cities. Known…
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…
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…