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Samuel Vennin

Samuel Vennin is a contributor to Physics World, working at the intersection between cardiovascular medicine and numerical modelling at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. He designs new haemodynamic (blood flow and pressure) measurement technologies to assist clinicians in their diagnosis. He holds a PhD in cardiovascular sciences from King's College London, an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London, and a French engineering degree (MSc equivalent) in Electrical Engineering from ENSEA. In his spare time, Samuel likes volunteering for STEM outreach activities, running and reading.

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Graphene tattoo provides cuffless
blood-pressure monitoring

Near-invisible graphene tattoos deliver high-speed and long-term continuous monitoring of blood pressure with high accuracy

Could the future of vaccines be syringe-free?

Easy-to-store patches may enable safe and easy vaccine injection with higher immune responses than syringe-delivered vaccines

Ultrasonic probe promises stiffness-based disease diagnostics

A novel phonon probe can simultaneously measure 3D spatial and mechanical information from microscopic objects in hard-to-reach parts of the body

Connecting the dots to artificially restore vision

A new retinal implant uses thousands of electrodes to stimulate retinal cells in the blind and produce dotted images

Open-source algorithm predicts heart attack risk from chest CT scan

A deep-learning method that predicts cardiovascular events can be seamlessly integrated into the routine care pathway

CAR-T cells turned into molecular computers destroy tumours more effectively

Combining Boolean logic with cell engineering allows precise tumour targeting and less collateral damage in CAR-T therapy

How computational modelling is transforming medicine

Computational modelling is sparking breakthroughs in epidemiology and other medical fields, as Sam Vennin explains

Electronics drawn directly on the skin creates robust biosensors

“Draw-on-skin” electronics can record physiological signals while addressing the shortcomings of common wearable sensors

Advanced MRI methods guide treatments of tremor

Developments in MRI techniques could improve the outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatments of essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease

Physics in the pandemic: ‘My workplace probably looks more like a war zone now’

Sam Vennin is impressed by the collaborations developing between research groups and predicts that research will emerge from the current situation deeply transformed

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