World-first nanotechnology developed by the University of South Australia could change the lives of thousands of people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) as groundbreaking research shows it can improve the effectiveness of…
Category: Medical
Ultrathin self-powered e-health patches to monitor pulse and blood pressure
Scientists at Osaka University, Japan, in cooperation with JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria, introduced wireless health monitoring patches that use embedded piezoelectric nanogenerators to power themselves with harvested biomechanical energy. This work may lead…
New hydrogel can repair tears in human tissue
EPFL scientists have developed an injectable gel that can attach to various kinds of soft internal tissues and repair tears resulting from an accident or trauma. Our soft tissues can be torn…
‘Brain glue’ helps repair circuitry in severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Researchers have developed a hydrogel, or “brain glue,” that can repair tissue following traumatic brain injury. At a cost of $38 billion a year, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with…
Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D-printed organs
A University at Buffalo-led research team is using a 3D printing method called stereolithography and jelly-like materials known as hydrogels to speed up and improve 3D printing. The work is a step…