Tag: materials science
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Repair Patch Devised for Heart Attacks
Researchers in the U.S. and China designed a hydrogel patch that in lab animals reduces the damage to heart muscle occurring after a heart attack.
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Human Heart 3-D Printed from Patient Cells
A biomedical engineering team printed a three-dimensional scale model of a human heart, including blood vessels, from cells donated by a living person.
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Lung Model Developed to Test E-Cigarettes, Hookah
A three-dimensional model of a human lung is being developed to test health effects of new trends in smoking, such as electronic cigarettes and hookahs.
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Process Devised for Sensor-Fitted Personal Prosthetics
Biomedical engineers developed techniques to produce low-cost personalized electronic-enabled prosthetic devices for people with limb loss.
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Mobile Device Screens That Tap Back
Engineers in Germany designed screens for mobile phones and tablets that not only feel touch pressure, but can also return pulses or vibrations to users’ fingers.
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NIH Funding Nanodrugs to Prevent Opioid Addiction
A drug that invokes the immune system to block addictive effects of opioid pain drugs and heroin is in early development at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Spin-Off Producing Commercial-Grade Graphene
A company based on university lab research in the U.K. says it’s producing graphene, a promising carbon-based material, in quality and scale for electronics.
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Trial Shows Engineered Plant Product Heals Wounds
A small-scale clinical trial shows synthetic human collagen derived from engineered tobacco plants promotes closure of lower-limb wounds, often difficult to heal.
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Spider Silk Property Discovered with Robotics Uses
Dragline silk, also known as spider silk, is found in a new study to have a property that makes the natural material suitable for artificial muscles and actuators in robotics.
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Wireless Sensors Monitor Newborns in ICUs
An international team developed two wireless sensors that safely monitor the vital signs of newborn infants in intensive care units, replacing the multiple wired devices used today.