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Team turning egg whites into bio-ink for tissue engineering
To create the bio-ink, the team used a process that involved transforming ordinary egg whites, which are made up primarily of proteins, into a material appropriate for 3D bioprinting.
Team creates a "bandage" for the heart
The new method, dubbed Continuous-curing after Light Exposure Aided by Redox initiation (CLEAR), will reportedly create materials with the flexibility to tolerate the heart’s constant beating.
Vine-like robot to access hard-to-reach parts of the body
The robot could one day be used to treat tumors in some of the deepest and most difficult-to-reach parts of the lungs.
New AI model detects male infertility from blood, not semen
The researchers suggest that the AI model could potentially offer more accurate predictions of male infertility risk versus models that rely entirely on FSH levels.
New bandage improves wound healing, fends off infection
Key for improving chronic wound healing efforts lies in therapeutic dressings that discourage the formation of dangerous biofilms.
Smithers announces new drug delivery device testing laboratory, expanding global capacity
The new facility will provide drug delivery device testing services to clients in Europe and around the globe.
New robot makes pharmacy deliveries
Medbot is an elevator delivery robot designed to improve healthcare facility efficiency with secure deliveries, thereby reducing operating costs and improving the overall patient experience by offloading routine tasks for healthcare workers.
New camera turns subjects into stick figures to prevent companies from collecting private data
PrivacyLens relies on a standard video camera in combination with a heat-sensing camera that detects people in images based on their body temperature.
Ingestible healthcare: Wellness from within
Capsule-sized smart-pill technology promises to be a boon for the healthcare industry, potentially offering healthcare professionals insight into the darkest reaches of the human body.
New device promises to resume heart blood circulation in 3 minutes
The system is designed to be used in emergency situations to control an injured person’s bleeding and to perform an emergency thoracotomy, which is surgery for gaining access to the pleural space of the chest.
Heracell incubators support the future of fully automated labs
These innovative carbon dioxide incubators deliver new features compatible with lab automation, supporting emerging automated cell therapy production processes.
Personal air purifier keeps subway users breathing easier
The device reportedly creates a clean bubble of air that surrounds a user's face and features two fans that pass air through Spunbond Polypropylene (SBPP) filters that capture particulate matter roughly 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
Automated robot massages, scans bodies
According to its developers, Aescape features a pair of metallic arms outfitted with silicon-padded “hands” intended to mimic human touch when delivering deep-tissue massages.
Bandage measures glucose levels in sweat using microlaser technology
The team encapsulated microlasers in liquid crystal droplets and embedded the liquid within a soft hydrogel film, thereby creating a compact and flexible light-based sensing device.
Using facial temperature-based AI in early disease diagnosis
The new method might lead to early detection and diagnosis of assorted diseases and medical issues, thereby expediting the time it takes individuals to seek out and receive treatment for such issues.
Truly personalized medicine made real, thanks to genetic profiling
By understanding a patient's genetic profile, healthcare providers can develop more effective and targeted treatment plans, minimize adverse reactions to medications and enhance preventive care measures.
Emotional humanoid robot designed for elder care applications
Recently unveiled at the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the so-called Guanghua No 1 is about 165 cm tall, weighs about 62 kg and reportedly displays facial expressions.
Bioactives and nanotech are saving patients from serious infections
Over time, advancements in material science and nanotechnology have created more sophisticated and effective antimicrobial coatings — such as these.
Advanced wound care technologies drive patient healing in new ways
These innovative materials solutions are designed to create an optimal healing environment, manage exudate, reduce infection risks and enhance patient comfort.
Delivering drugs to targeted areas with textile fibers
With the goal of local delivery in mind, thereby avoiding the complicated variety of current drug delivery solutions wherein the drug travels through the bloodstream, thus accounting for high dosages, the new approach attempts to avoid unwanted side effects due to high dosage levels.