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Ingestible Robot Can Be Controlled by Magnets
The robot can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery and/or patch the resulting wound.
Handheld Blood Assay Is a Fast Heart Attack Detector
Device diagnoses heart attack events in less than 10 minutes.
Wearables May Help Predict and Prevent Asthma Attacks
Sensors might alert asthma sufferers when an asthma attack is imminent.
Wearable Biochemical and Electric Signal Patch for Athletes
UC San Diego researchers have created a dual-duty wearable patch.
SLIPs for Regeneration of Damaged Tissue
Transferring intact stem cell sheets through a method developed by Harvard researchers.
Firefighters’ Tool to Monitor Mobility for Seniors
A positioning system used in fire rescue may help in geriatric diagnostics.
Bioelectronics Device Detects Alzheimer’s, Cancer, Other Diseases
A nanometric biosensor promises early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and some cancers.
Safer, Less-Expensive Ultra-Cold Freezers
In the U.S. alone, eight deaths per year are attributed to nitrogen asphyxiation. With Brunel's technology, gas tanks can be situated safely outside in the open air.
Bio-glass Could Help Regrow Human Cartilage
Researchers created a scaffold that encourages cartilage growth and could end the need for some knee replacements.
Invisible Skin That Mimics Healthy Tissue Could Deliver Drugs
Scientists create an invisible skin for drug delivery and cosmetic uses.
Bionic Hand Improved with Control Interface
An advanced control system promises a more intuitive experience with robotic prosthetics.
Robot in a Pill Performs Medical Rescue Missions
Origami robot unfolds to take on medical tasks once it is swallowed.
Supervised Autonomous Robotic Soft-Tissue Surgery Demonstrated
Supervised autonomous robotic procedures using STAR were superior to surgery performed by experienced surgeons and RAS techniques, whether on static porcine tissues or living specimens.
"Kidney on a Chip" Could Lead to Safer Drug Dosing
Determining safe medication dosage for ICU patients can be surprisingly difficult. Currently, doctors and drug developers rely mainly on animal testing to measure the toxicity of drugs.
Device Allows Fast Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
Researchers have developed a device that could reduce the time and expense required to determine the pathogens responsible for infections.
Drug-Test Microchip Stands in for Human Kidneys
A microfluidic kidney-on-a-chip gauges safe drug doses on living kidney cells.
Ozone Used to Sterilize Medical Implants
Polymer implants must be sterile before use, but some methods of sterilization alter their physical or chemical properties, potentially reducing performance.
Surgical Robot Operates as an Efficient Sewing Machine
Suturing performance of the robot may be comparable to or better than surgeons.
Turning Off Asthma and Allergies with PLGA
Northwestern University scientists develop a method to reset the allergic response.
Bone Replacements are 3D Printed
A composite material for facial implant fabrication can be 3D printed.