Tag: biomedical engineering
Sustainable 3D printing resins developed from plant-based materials
A team from the UPC and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has developed polymeric resins derived from plant-based materials aimed at reducing...
Bioprinting brings vascularized tissue one step closer
Using their novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for the printing of soft living cells and tissues,...
Real-time sensors to inform better wound care
Wound assessment can be challenging due to its subjective nature, but a new sensor array quantifies biomarkers and has potential to offer real time...
Ultra-thin semiconductor fibers turn fabrics into wearable electronics
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NTU Singapore scientists develop ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that turn fabrics into wearable electronics. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed...
Integrated flexible magnetic sensors and organic circuits
Human skin is a fascinating multifunctional organ with unique properties originating from its flexible and compliant nature. It allows for interfacing with external physical...
New Nordson MARCH Plasma Treatment System for Manufacturing of Extended Catheters...
PROGENY™ system prevents shape deformation from bending or coiling during plasma treatment
Nordson MARCH, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), a global leader in...
New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed
With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus and the University of Victoria hope...
Graphene oxide ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses
Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide (GO) to add some backbone to hydrogel materials made from alginate, a natural...
Kumovis High Temperature PEEK Medical Printer
Last year at Formnext I spotted a young team standing around a 3D printer. This team was Kumovis. Kumovis launched a medical high-temperature FDM...
Smart polymers may one day cure cancer
TSUKUBA, IBARAKI PREF. - Mitsuhiro Ebara believes plastic sheets called “smart polymers” may one day prove to be a cheap solution to curing cancer.
Cancer...