Read article: Light-activated pacemaker is smaller than a grain of rice
The world’s smallest temporary pacemaker is self-powered, optically controlled and dissolves when it’s no longer needed
Read article: Retinal stimulation reveals colour never before seen by the human eye
The Oz technique stimulates individual photoreceptor cells on the retina to directly control their activation
Read article: Hydrogels rapidly switch from soft to hard to create smart medical bandage
Soft hydrogels can be moulded into a desired shape and then rapidly fixed into a high-strength version of that structure
Read article: Zwitterions make medical implants safer for patients
New coating material inhibits the build-up of proteins, reducing risk of blood clots
Read article: Novel zinc alloys could make bone screws biodegradable
New coarser-grained alloys are strong enough to challenge stainless steel and titanium as materials for orthopaedic implants, say researchers
Read article: Cell sorting device could detect circulating tumour cells
Researchers harness standing acoustic waves to separate microspheres that mimic circulating tumour cells in a blood sample
Read article: Nanosensor predicts risk of complications in early pregnancy
A flower-shaped nanosensor detects biomarkers in the blood associated with the risk of gestational diabetes and other pregnancy complications
Read article: Tissue-like hydrogel semiconductors show promise for next-generation bioelectronics
A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors
Read article: Ceryx Medical: company uses bioelectronics to coordinate the heart and lungs
Biomedical engineer Stuart Plant and physicist Ashok Chauhan are our podcast guests
Read article: Virtual patient populations enable more inclusive medical device development
University of Leeds spin-out adsilico is using computational medicine to enable more inclusive and patient-centric medical device development
