Some wounds just won’t heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing. Chronic wounds can last months and lead to anxiety and depression. In the worst cases, they are life threatening. Cost of treatment has soared to $25 billion each year. So far, however, solutions for treating chronic Read more about New smart bandage’s biosensing[…]
Terahertz photonics is an emerging field with great potential for biosensing, nondestructive imaging or detection, and next-generation communication technologies (beyond 6G). However, existing terahertz components and systems are bulky and sensitive to imperfections and transmission losses. Miniaturization and integration of photonic devices and systems may be achieved via meta-optics. Metadevices based on the free-standing dielectric Read more about New metadevices to revolutionize communication technologies[…]
Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples. With 4D printing, Rutgers engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to tissues and could replace hypodermic needles, according to a study in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. While 3D printing builds objects layer by Read more about 4D printing will allow minimally invasive, pain-free and easy-to-use microneedles for delivering drugs[…]
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[…]