Tag: biomedical engineering
MIT’s new 3-D printed shape-shifting soft robots crawl, jump, grab
MIT engineers have created soft, 3-D-printed structures whose movements can be controlled with a wave of a magnet, much like marionettes without the strings.
The...
3D Printing Problem Solving at Small Medical Startup Firm
Alex Berry and his team at Sutrue Ltd. (Colchester, England) exploited the benefits of 3D printing prototypes when developing two new automated suturing devices....
New Arburg Freeformer 300-3X system for industrial additive manufacturing
Groundbreaking world premieres and records at Formnext 2018 Three Freeformer exhibits were on show at Arburg‘s Formnext 2018 booth, along with more examples of...
Drexel develops ‘crystalsome’ polymer for improved intravenous drug delivery
Abstract
In water, amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) can self-assemble into various micelle structures depicting curved liquid/liquid interface. Crystallization, which is incommensurate with this curved space,...
Cross-linked polyethylene hip implants lower rate of repeat surgery
A long-term follow-up study conducted in Australia has confirmed that hip implants which contain crossed-linked polyethylene (XLPE) substantially lower the risk of a patient...
Stanford University Creates Better Cardiac Catheter Devices with 3D Printing
Stanford medical student Kevin Cyr is part of a team of researchers using 3D printing to build custom cardiac surgical devices.
Second-year medical student Kevin...
Optical fibers that can sense the materials around them
In recent years optical fibers have served as sensors to detect changes in temperature, like a thermometer, and pressure, like an artificial nerve. This...
A semiconductor biochip to identify drug-resistant pathogens
Evolving strains of multi-drug resistant pathogens are a growing global concern, outpacing drug discovery efforts and undermining the efficacy of existing antibiotics. The development...
Pressurized Gyration for the Production of Polymeric Fibers
Ultrafine fibers offer numerous advanced technology applications. For example, filters made of micro- to nanofibers can trap microbes and can be used in hospital...
Fully Biodegradable Sensor for Rehabilitation Monitoring
The US Stanford scientist Paige Fox and her team from the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center alongside...
