An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin ...
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Implantable device enables earlier detection of kidney transplant failure in rats
An implantable sensor provided advanced warning of kidney transplant failure in rats as much as several weeks earlier than commonly ...
Using 3D printing to improve implantable biomedical devices, touchscreens and more
McGill researchers are exploring a new technique that uses 3D printing and hydrogels. It has the potential not only to ...
How bending implantable medical devices can enable infectious organisms to gain a toehold
A study from University of Toronto Engineering researchers shows that mechanical deformation of medically implantable materials — such as bending ...
Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors
Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult ...
Creating a blueprint for optimized ear tubes and other implantable fluid-transporting devices
By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Infections of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny ...
Research to mend broken bones, test implantable devices, and inspire future explorers on next mission to international space station
Kennedy Space Center (FL), November 14, 2022 – While millions of Americans plan for the upcoming holidays, a variety of critical ...
New materials could enable longer-lasting implantable batteries
For the last few decades, battery research has largely focused on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used in everything from ...
Consortium to develop fully implantable brain-computer interface to enable communication for people with paralysis
Geneva, Switzerland - A research consortium led by the UMC Utrecht Brain Center (the Netherlands) in collaboration with Graz University ...
Ultra-thin but tough implantable material could treat spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease
Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology developed by a research ...
Miniature, implantable nerve coolers for targeted pain relief
An implantable device designed to “cool” nerves can provide targeted, on-demand pain relief, researchers report. When tested on rats with ...
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without ...
Georgia Tech researchers develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system
Vascular diseases are public enemy number one: the leading killers worldwide, accounting for nearly a third of all human deaths ...