Controlling prosthetic limbs with the help of magnets
Researchers have inserted small magnetic beads into muscle tissue within an amputated residuum for more precise control of prosthetic limbs.
Researchers have inserted small magnetic beads into muscle tissue within an amputated residuum for more precise control of prosthetic limbs.
Researchers have developed three soft, flexible, wireless sensors that allow movement and provide more precise data than existing ones.
An inexpensive yet highly sensitive wearable sensor holds promise for detecting early COVID-19 symptoms and monitoring heart disease.
A 3D printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to transform into functional blood vessels when they are implanted.
Engineers have designed pliable, 3D printed mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to emulate and support softer tissues such as muscles and tendons.
A team at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute has created a virtual 3D heart that could have a major impact on treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance, atrial fibrillation (AF).
Researchers use bubble casting to create soft robotics capable of grabbing and lifting a ball when inflated with air.
A process turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle’s electrical activity as it is worn.
Data privacy and security concerns hamper large-scale studies. Researchers have developed a potential solution.
Printing metals onto cloth makes for comfortable, low-cost, and effective biosensors.
Hongyu Chen has developed a wearable sensor system for the continuous monitoring of neonatal seizures.
Researchers are replicating the subtle folding of origami to create 3D printable technologies to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
Researchers have developed a shape memory polymer that stores almost six times more energy than previous versions.
Researchers have developed a biocompatible energy storage device.
A study shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the home environment.
工程师们公布了一个气动电脑我mory that can be used to control soft robots. It overcomes the problem of the mismatch between pneumatics and electronics.
Researchers have developed a new process for producing movable, self-adjusting materials systems with standard 3D-printers.
Scientists have created flexible, metal-free electrode arrays that conform to the body - avoiding damage to organs.
A new generation of robotic tools are beginning to be realized thanks to a combination of strong 'muscles' and sensitive 'nerves' created from smart polymeric materials.
Scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.
A research team has found that a method commonly used to skirt one of metal 3D printing’s biggest problems may be far from a silver bullet.
Scientists have found that a simple device can reduce swelling after kidney transplantation. Clinical trial shows shortened hospital stay for patients and reduced surgical site infections by almost 60 percent.
Mechanical engineers have developed a new high-performance artificial muscle technology that enables robots to motion more human-like.
Scientists have discovered that a molecular species known as ulvan aids wound healing in humans.
Researchers have created life forms that self-assemble a body from single cells and do not require muscle cells to move. They're faster, live longer, and can now record information.
Researchers have developed system for smart speakers to monitor both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.
Researchers have developed a new type of control system that may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Robotic clothing that could help people to move more easily is a step closer to reality thanks to the development of a lightweight power system for soft robotics.
Engineers have created a 3D printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light and becomes an "artificial muscle".
High-five or thumbs-up? Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that detects which hand gesture you want to make.
COMPAMED 2020 took place entirely online due to the pandemic - but still won over their audiences due to their high degree of international resonance in this format too.
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
As COVID-19 quickly spread worldwide at the beginning of the year, an urgent need has risen worldwide for specialized health and medical products such as the nasal swabs to collect viral samples or PPE.
Researchers have replicated the key biological properties of the human hand: natural synergistic and adaptable movement, biomimetic levels of force and speed, high anthropomorphism and grasp robustness.
Researchers explain how computer scientists and clinicians are trying to reduce fatal medical errors by building “ambient intelligence” into the spaces where patients reside.
Scientists have developed a wearable device that can accurately assess blood loss by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity.
Researchers developed a new measurement method to test whether an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
New electrode technology and AI analytics solve challenges in neurological emergency, acute and intensive care medicine.
A consortium is developing a mobile neurosensing system suitable for everyday use that detects epileptic seizures automatically.
Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale heart pump with real human cells in the lab.
The digital stethoscope that makes it possible to listen to the heart and lungs of their patients while standing up to 50 feet away.
Scientists have developed a 3D printing technique that could have future applications in diagnosing and monitoring the lungs of patients with COVID-19.
Researchers have developed a microneedle patch to deliver mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the skin.
Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 pose a grave threat to the safety of staff and patients. To minimize the risks for their staff, hospitals are utilizing disinfection robots to sanitize surfaces.
Researchers have developed a wearable device to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.
Scientists have delivered more than 200 3D-printed diffusers for metered dose inhalers (MDI) to the Houston hospital and stands ready to produce more if needed.
Using blockchain, the US pharmaceutical industry plans track legal changes of ownership of prescription drugs as they move through the supply chain.
Bioengineers have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue.
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.
A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest has proven to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment.
未来的医学植入物reconfi可能特性gurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically.
While using a wearable device alone may not always be enough to motivate more exercise, adding fun and competition can be the catalyst needed to drive real results.
A new technique called SWIFT (sacrificial writing into functional tissue) allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks.
A new study highlights the feasible use of mhealth devices to help with the screening and detection of atrial fibrillation.
Engineers have developed experimental stickers that pick up physiological signals emanating from the skin, then wirelessly beam these health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
The active adhesive dressings speed up wound healing based on heat-responsive hydrogels that are mechanically active and antimicrobial.
ESA项目产生了第一个打印的年代kin and bone samples. The 3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars.
Biomedical engineers have developed a portable optical coherence tomography scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions.
“UVD Robot” by Blue Ocean Robotics drives autonomously and eliminates bacteria and other harmful microorganisms on all contact surfaces in hospitals.
The Open-Source Bionic Leg will enable investigators to efficiently solve challenges associated with controlling bionic legs across a range of activities in the lab and out in the community.
Researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.
Engineers have designed an ingestible pill that quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time.
Scientists have developed microscopic, hydrogel-based muscles that can manipulate and mechanically stimulate biological tissue.
Stress fracture? Your foot hitting pavement wasn't the main problem. Engineer, NFL Players Association adviser find issue with running sensors.
Bionic reconstruction: Researchers showed that after amputation of a hand, muscles can be repurposed using nerve transfers.
Researchers have created a novel 3D printing workflow that allows cardiologists to evaluate how different valve sizes will interact with each patient's unique anatomy, before the medical procedure is actually performed.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently developed a robotic arm to facilitate self-help and upper-limb mobile rehabilitation for stroke patients.
Engineers have successfully developed and validated the feasibility of blockchain-based technologies for secure, confidential sharing of patient medical records.
Researchers developed a novel method of growing whole muscles from hydrogel sheets impregnated with myoblasts and incorporated these muscles into a biohybrid robot.
The use of blockchain will change paradigm towards patient-centered healthcare.
“A central pillar of blockchain is trust, because data cannot be altered,” says Dr Eberhard Scheuer, Chairman of the Health Information Traceability Foundation.
A robotic approach to mass-producing organoids could accelerate regenerative medicine research and drug discovery.
Researchers have developed a ultrathin, elastic display that fits snugly on the skin.
Robotic approach assists with a three-part, two-day complex procedure for rare tumor removal.
Researchers describe a method they developed for growing tiny “brains on chips” from human cells that enabled them to track the physical and biological mechanisms underlying the wrinkling process.
A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.