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Diagnostics | Electronics

Ingestible 'Bacteria on a Chip' Could Help Diagnose GI Disease

Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.

Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office

3D/Additive Manufacturing

3D Printed Sugar Scaffolds: A Sweet Solution for Tissue Engineering & Device Manufacturing

Produces a delicate network of thin ribbons of hardened isomalt, the type of sugar alcohol used to make throat lozenges.

Videos Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, Biomedical Sciences Editor, Illinois News Bureau

Diagnostics

New Portable Malaria Screening Instrument Developed

Diagnostic method exploits magnetic properties of parasite byproduct to detect all strains in low-resource environments.

Videos University of Southern California

Neurological | Surgical

A Robotically Controlled Digital Microscope for the OR

Features a robotic arm with a high-definition camera that projects digital images of neuroanatomy on larger monitors.

Videos The Mount Sinai Hospital/Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Diagnostics | Electronics | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT

Smartphone-Based Wearable System for Home Preeclampsia Testing

A Purdue team is developing a low-cost automated early detection sensor of preeclampsia.

Videos Purdue University

Diagnostics

Modular Blocks Could Enable 'Plug and Play' Diagnostic Devices

Modular blocks could allow labs around the world to cheaply and easily build their own diagnostics.

Videos Anne Trafton, MIT News Office

3D/Additive Manufacturing | Neurological | Surgical

MedTech Memoirs: Artificial Limbs

Associate editor Sam Brusco discusses the fascinating and somewhat gruesome history of artificial limbs.

Videos Sam Brusco, Associate Editor

Diagnostics

Foxx Life Sciences' 10 Years of Innovation Event

On April 23, Foxx hosted the ILDA meeting, and then offered an outdoor BBQ, facility tour, and ribbon cutting ceremony.

Slideshows Foxx Life Sciences 04.30.18

3D/Additive Manufacturing

3D Printed Dentures Could 'Bite Back' at Fungal Infection

Antifungal application may be invaluable for those susceptible to infection like elderly, hospitalized, or disabled patients.

Videos University at Buffalo

Cardiovascular | Electronics

Students Demonstrate Ideas for Next-Gen Wireless Pacemakers

Pacemaker would place a network of chips the size of a grain of rice in various places inside the heart.

Videos Mike Williams, Rice University

Diagnostics | Electronics

Wisdom Tooth: Electronic Sensor Checks Saliva to Screen for Disease

Research team is developing biological sensors that would analyze saliva and send information electronically to doctors.

Videos Washington University in St. Louis

Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring

Specialized Examination Device Created for Doctors with Limited Mobility

Device with long, flexible wire and camera at tip could replace traditional stethoscope or otoscope for disabled doctors.

Videos Laurel Thomas, University of Michigan

Cardiovascular

Defibrillator Add-On Pad Uses Needles to Help Restart the Heart

Rice bioengineering students develop add-on pad to make defibrillators more effective.

Videos Mike Williams, Rice University

Patient Monitoring | Surgical

New Camera Gives Surgeons a 'Butterfly's-Eye View' of Cancer

A surgical camera inspired by the eye of the morpho butterfly sees infrared signals given off by tumor-binding dyes.

Videos University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring

Imager Helps Diabetic Patients Monitor Extremities for Signs of Injury

Rice University-developed device for patients with diabetes puts "feet first."

Videos Mike Williams, Rice University

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Ingestible 'Bacteria on a Chip' Could Help Diagnose GI Disease

Ingestible 'Bacteria on a Chip' Could Help Diagnose GI Disease

3D Printed Sugar Scaffolds: A Sweet Solution for Tissue Engineering & Device Manufacturing

3D Printed Sugar Scaffolds: A Sweet Solution for Tissue Engineering & Device Manufacturing

New Portable Malaria Screening Instrument Developed

New Portable Malaria Screening Instrument Developed

A Robotically Controlled Digital Microscope for the OR

A Robotically Controlled Digital Microscope for the OR

Smartphone-Based Wearable System for Home Preeclampsia Testing

Smartphone-Based Wearable System for Home Preeclampsia Testing

Modular Blocks Could Enable 'Plug and Play' Diagnostic Devices

Modular Blocks Could Enable 'Plug and Play' Diagnostic Devices

MedTech Memoirs: Artificial Limbs

MedTech Memoirs: Artificial Limbs

Foxx Life Sciences' 10 Years of Innovation Event

Foxx Life Sciences' 10 Years of Innovation Event

3D Printed Dentures Could 'Bite Back' at Fungal Infection

3D Printed Dentures Could 'Bite Back' at Fungal Infection

Students Demonstrate Ideas for Next-Gen Wireless Pacemakers

Students Demonstrate Ideas for Next-Gen Wireless Pacemakers

Wisdom Tooth: Electronic Sensor Checks Saliva to Screen for Disease

Wisdom Tooth: Electronic Sensor Checks Saliva to Screen for Disease

Specialized Examination Device Created for Doctors with Limited Mobility

Specialized Examination Device Created for Doctors with Limited Mobility

Defibrillator Add-On Pad Uses Needles to Help Restart the Heart

Defibrillator Add-On Pad Uses Needles to Help Restart the Heart

New Camera Gives Surgeons a 'Butterfly's-Eye View' of Cancer

New Camera Gives Surgeons a 'Butterfly's-Eye View' of Cancer

Imager Helps Diabetic Patients Monitor Extremities for Signs of Injury

Imager Helps Diabetic Patients Monitor Extremities for Signs of Injury

May 2018