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Inroads in biomedical engineering
These are just a few examples of recent innovations in the biomedical engineering industry.
Drug testing with a blood-brain barrier on a chip
The device can advance the study of pharmaceutical compound interaction with the blood-brain barrier without the need to rely on laboratory animal models.
Spray promises to fix damage incurred by heart attack
The exosome spray corrected damage in rats.
Transparent, non-toxic anti-viral coating in development
Coating can be applied to virtually any substrate.
New wearable calorie counter promises more accurate counts than smartwatches, smartphones
New wearable focuses on the legs, not the wrists or heart rate.
Device quickly detects VOCs
Embedded gas sensors detect VOCs.
Watch a battery-free pacemaker vanish
The wireless pacing device disappears after it is no longer needed.
Video: Device treats stabbing victims
The device could be life saving for those with knife wounds.
Video: Rapid diagnostics get faster with magnetic microbead mixing
Magnetic particle mixing can have significant implications for future diagnostic testing devices.
What is healthcare engineering?
Some examples of healthcare engineering.
NIST tests biopharmaceutical quality control method
The method detects multiple types of potential impurities in biopharmaceutical products with a single-step test.
New wound dressing features "healing" sensors
Smart dressing monitors wounds for infection.
New mask can diagnose wearers with COVID-19
The mask can be used to detect the virus or to determine if the wearer has encountered the virus.
McMaster University technology detects infections in just minutes
Handheld test detects infection in just minutes without the lab.
Watch: A sweet remedy softens rigid brain implants
Implants with a soft consistency comparable to that of the brain itself were fabricated.
Video: Graphene sensor images electrical activity of beating heart
The advanced sensor images electrical signals from living cells and tissue in real time.
Video: Smarter medical implants with 3D-printed honeycomb plastics
PEEK is transformed into a lightweight, self-sensing material of value in designing medical implants and prosthetics.
High-speed cameras capture intensity of sneezes through several mask designs
Team set out to determine the effectiveness of masks.
Watch a new imaging technique capture brain movement
Pulsating motions of the brain can be viewed and analyzed in real-time.
Startup announces 3D-printed virucidal mask with anti-viral properties
Startup is 3D printing anti-viral masks.