Scanning electron microscope image of Caltech’s printed bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots. Credit: Hong Han In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be…
Tag: Biomedical technology
A tapeworm-inspired, tissue-anchoring mechanism for medical devices
Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism. Upon contact with a tissue surface (in this case, the intestinal lining), the small protruding trigger posts…
Bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster
HITS-Bio for SCT fabrication. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54504-7 Three-dimensional (3D) printing isn’t just a way to produce material products quickly. It also offers researchers a way to develop…
Early-stage trial finds stem cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa is safe
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of UC Davis Health researchers has shown that CD34+ stem cells can be safely administered into retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients’ eyes and may offer…
RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy—here’s what you need to know
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The United States Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first-ever clinical trial that uses CRISPR-Cas13 RNA editing. Its aim is to treat an eye…
New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness
The image shows culture, release and transfer of the tumoroids from the ReSCUE platform, as well as the released breast cancer disk-, rod-, and U-shaped tumoroids cultured in EKGel over…
New treatment helps children with rare spinal condition regain ability to walk
Example of patient participating in TSS research stury. Credit: Kennedy Krieger Institute Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable advancement in…
Human vision restored by stem cell replacement in regenerative medicine breakthrough
Fabrication and transplantation of human iCEPSs. Credit: The Lancet (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01764-1 Researchers led by Osaka University in Japan have conducted the first human trial using induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal…
Triple-digit heat waves could pose danger for people with an implanted defibrillator
Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. But new research finds that on extremely hot days,…
High-speed 3D bioprinter can fabricate structures that closely mimic diverse tissues in human body
The 3D bioprinter at the Collins BioMicrosystems Laboratory at the University of Melbourne. Credit: University of Melbourne Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system,…
