Double-sided tape for tissues could replace surgical sutures
Inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey, MIT engineers have designed a double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together.
Oct 30, 2019
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News tagged with implantable medical devices
Engineering
Wireless system can power devices inside the body
MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be used to deliver drugs, ...
Jun 4, 2018
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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 electric cars to portable electronics and have improved dramatically in terms of affordability ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Tiny, wireless, injectable chips use ultrasound to monitor body processes
Widely used to monitor and map biological signals, to support and enhance physiological functions, and to treat diseases, implantable medical devices are transforming healthcare and improving the quality of life for millions ...
May 11, 2021
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Implanted device breakthrough: Step toward managing immune response in soft tissue
Researchers from the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Massachusetts Institute of Technology and AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research have today (Thursday, 29 ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands
Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology. The capsule, which can be customized to deliver drugs, sense environmental ...
Dec 13, 2018
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Wristwatch clockwork used for addressing power issue in implantable devices
(Tech Xplore)—How to transform the kinetic energy of the heart into electrical energy? How about the clockwork of a wristwatch. Really? Can a Swiss watch and heartbeat do good things as a pair?
Jan 16, 2017 weblog
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Stretchable, self-powered bioelectronics mimic skin in form and function
Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies.
Sep 8, 2022
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Proposed new regulations for 3-D printed medical devices must go further
3-D printing has rapidly increased in quality and popularity over the past decade. In the medical sector, it has evolved from the creation of relatively simple prosthetics, to a silicon prototype of a functioning human heart.
Feb 9, 2018
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