Tag: bioengineering

Uncharted Horizons: Exploring Unconventional Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovations

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In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, there exists a realm of unconventional and lesser-discussed innovations that promise to redefine industries, create new opportunities, and push the boundaries of human capability. While some of these technologies are in nascent stages or purely speculative, their potential to disrupt and revolutionize cannot be overlooked. Acoustic Levitation: Sound Waves Read more about Uncharted Horizons: Exploring Unconventional Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Innovations[…]

Technology opens door to ubiquitous, more easily fabricated electronic screens

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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The discovery could result in low-cost OLED displays in the future that could be widely produced using 3D printers by anyone at home, instead of by technicians in Read more about Technology opens door to ubiquitous, more easily fabricated electronic screens[…]

nanoPCR technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes with zero false positive and false negative

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A “nanoPCR” technology was developed for the point-of-care (POC) diagnosis of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). This new technology can diagnose the infection within ~20 minutes while retaining the accuracy of conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology. A team of researchers led by Professor CHEON Jinwoo, the director of the Center for Nanomedicine (CNM) within Read more about nanoPCR technology can accurately diagnose the infection in less than 20 minutes with zero false positive and false negative[…]

SARS-CoV-2 detection using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone

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Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone, they report December 4 in the journal Cell. Although more research is needed before such a test can be rolled out, the results are promising and ultimately may be applicable to screening Read more about SARS-CoV-2 detection using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone[…]

A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus

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A team of researchers from Empa, ETH Zurich and Zurich University Hospital has succeeded in developing a novel sensor for detecting the new coronavirus. In future it could be used to measure the concentration of the virus in the environment – for example in places where there are many people or in hospital ventilation systems. Read more about A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus[…]

Advanced Biomanufacturing lead by Artificial Intelligence

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A new proof-of-concept study details how an automated system driven by artificial intelligence can design, build, test and learn complex biochemical pathways to efficiently produce lycopene, a red pigment found in tomatoes and commonly used as a food coloring, opening the door to a wide range of biosynthetic applications, researchers report. The results of the Read more about Advanced Biomanufacturing lead by Artificial Intelligence[…]

New material which will be able to generate multiple types of human soft tissues

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Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of materials that mimic natural human soft tissues. Bio-printing uses live cells within the scaffolding of the new tissues and could potentially transform cell printing. A provisional patent application has been filed on this new material, which will Read more about New material which will be able to generate multiple types of human soft tissues[…]

“Body on a chip” could improve drug evaluation

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MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans. Using a microfluidic platform that connects engineered tissues from up to 10 organs, the researchers can accurately replicate human organ interactions for weeks at a time, allowing them to Read more about “Body on a chip” could improve drug evaluation[…]

A smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests

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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments. Costing only $550, the spectral transmission-reflectance-intensity (TRI)-Analyzer from Bioengineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor Brian Cunningham’s lab attaches to a smartphone and analyzes patient blood, urine, or saliva samples as reliably as Read more about A smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests[…]

Researchers explore essential cell behavior with crystal sensor

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A team of scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new tool to monitor under a microscope how cells attach to an adjacent substrate. Studying adhesion events can help researchers understand how tissues grow, how diseases spread, and how stem cells differentiate into more specific cell types. The method provides high-resolution Read more about Researchers explore essential cell behavior with crystal sensor[…]

A new predictive computer model could help optimize the recovery of stroke patients

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After a stroke, patients typically have trouble walking and few are able to regain the gait they had before suffering a stroke. Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a computational walking model that could help guide patients to their best possible recovery after a stroke. Computational modeling Read more about A new predictive computer model could help optimize the recovery of stroke patients[…]

Bio-inspired fabrication of high-performing multifunctional materials

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Tufts University engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions, such as mechanical components that change color with strain, deliver drugs, or respond to light, according to a paper published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Read more about Bio-inspired fabrication of high-performing multifunctional materials[…]