Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of paper
...sign and energy requirements of tomorrows gadgets, implantable medical equipment, and transportation vehicles. Along with its ability to function in temperatures up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and down to 100 below zero, the device is completely integrated and can be printed like paper. The device is also unique...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...nities, e.g. the design of nanopharmaceuticals and implantable devices for improved drug delivery or nanosensing in vivo with telemetrically controlled mobile sensors Setting priorities for the development of Nanomedicine-related technologies, e.g. closing the gap between the molecular and the cellular tec...US Department of Defense awards $1.6 million for implantable biochip research
...B) at Clemson University for the development of an implantable biochip that could relay vital health information if a soldier is wounded in battle or a civilian is hurt in an accident. The biochip, about the size of a grain of rice, could measure and relay such information as lactate and glucose levels in the ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...lopment a more powerful nanogenerator for powering implantable biomedical devices and other small electronics. ...urce. It sets a solid foundation for self-powering implantable and wireless nanodevices and nanosystems in biofluid and any other type of liquid, the report states...Implanon, Norplant and Jadelle are all effective contraceptives -- but side effects vary
...ss the effectiveness and tolerability of subdermal implantable contraceptives compared to other reversible methods of contraception found that they were all good at preventing pregnancy. No one subdermal implant was found to be any more or less effective than the others in preventing unwanted pregnancies. The ...In a first, scientists develop tiny implantable biocomputers
...al step toward building biological computers, tiny implantable devices that can monitor the activities and characteristics of human cells. The information provided by these "molecular doctors," constructed entirely of DNA, RNA, and proteins, could eventually revolutionize medicine by directing therapies only to ...Clemson bioengineer gets national boost
...ate through a controlled environment created by an implantable bridging device. By mimicking the spinal cord, using biomaterials and scaffolds along with therapeutic agents loaded in nanostructured biomaterials, scar formation at the lesion site will be inhibited and nerve bundle growth will be promoted. We...Penn study finds ICD devices offer heart patients life-saving benefits
...sylvania's School of Medicine have discovered that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) -- electric monitoring devices that deliver a lifesaving shock in the event of a cardiac arrest -- help patients with heart problems live longer more active lives. Further, the study found most patients living with ...Ultrathin films deliver DNA as possible gene therapy tool
...d release of DNA from surfaces. When used to coat implantable medical devices, the films offer a novel way to ro...ng these nanoscale films to deliver DNA from other implantable devices. The films may also improve methods for engineering lab-grown tissues, in which precisely c...First direct electric link between neurons and light-sensitive nanoparticle films created
... nanoparticle-neuron interface, creating an actual implantable artificial retina is a long-range project. But they're equally hopeful about a variety of other, less complex applications made possible by a tiny, versatile light-activated interface with nerve cells such things as new ways to connect with artifici...'Smart' prosthetics: restoring independence to people with disabilities
...ghue laboratory at Brown. BrainGate consists of an implantable sensor and external processors that record and interpret brain signals from the motor cortex, turning the brains electrical signals into movement commands that can control assistive devices. The BrainGate system has allowed people with paralysis to...Nanotechnology for Biological, Biomedical and Chemical Sensing
...edicine, and nanochemistry relating to biosensing, implantable biomedical devices, catalysis and energy issues to... gas sensing, and diagnosis Biomedical devices implantable in humans Drug design and delivery, toxicology Cell and molecular biology Chemistry and ...Heart rhythm genes possible factors in SIDS
...conditions that can be treated with medications or implantable devices, George said. "There's potentially an infant death every other day in the U.S. due to this problem (arrhythmias)," he said. "Exactly how best to identify this risk and prevent arrhythmia-related death during infancy needs to be determined....Electronic chip, interacting with the brain, modifies pathways for controlling movement
...he University of Washington (UW) are working on an implantable electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement. Their most recent study, to be published in the Nov. 2, 2006, edition of Nature, showed such a device can induce brain changes in monkeys l...ACS Weekly PressPac -- September 6, 2006
...g to colonize wound dressings, catheters and other implantable medical devices, Philip Stewart and colleagues report. Using the compound to coat these medical devices, they say, could help prevent thousands of bacterial and yeast infections annually. In preliminary laboratory studies, chitosan - a sugar in th...An artificial cornea is in sight, thanks to biomimetic hydrogels
...rks but isn't reversible, Myung says. He envisions implantable contact lenses that can be replaced if the prescription changes. Hydrogel lenses may even make their way deeper into the eye as replacements for inner-eye lenses damaged by cataracts. The researchers have filed four patents for ocular application...'Crabby' compound that skewers bacteria could prevent medical implant infections
...g to colonize wound dressings, catheters and other implantable medical devices, according to Montana State University researchers. Using the compound to coat these medical devices, they say, could help prevent thousands of bacterial and yeast infections annually. The preliminary finding, by Philip Stewart, Ph...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 9, 2006
...r generation with a new technique that could drive implantable medical devices, sensors and portable electronics without the need for bulky batteries or other energy sources. Instead of batteries, electricity for such devices would come, for instance, from muscle contraction or other body movements, according to...NIH awards $13.3 million to Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh
...egrated molecular biosensors could be sprayed onto implantable microchips to provide remarkably sensitive, accurate patient monitoring in hospital settings such as intensive care units. Molecular biosensors could also be used in office-based diagnostic medicine, in which a biosensor could be added to a blood sam......enerate electric charges in the wires--perfect for implantable medical devices, "smart" apparel and a variety of other applications....