Millimetre-scale transceiver boosts ingestible sensors
Wireless receiver and transmitter is small enough to fit in a swallowable capsule for monitoring gut health
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Microneedle patch combines cold plasma and immunotherapy to treat melanoma
A patch that delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumours could boost immune response and kill cancer cells
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Smart band-aid senses and treats bacterial infections
A new paper-based adhesive plaster detects the presence of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria in wounds and treats them accordingly
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Brain injury diagnosed with a finger prick and an optofluidic chip
An optofluidic device uses Raman spectroscopy to detect a biomarker in blood associated with traumatic brain injury
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Novel perfusion machine can keep livers alive for a week
A team from Zurich has developed a new perfusion machine that can keep donor livers alive outside of the body for seven days
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Light activation offers non-invasive removal of medical implants
Devices incorporating a light-sensitive hydrogel break down inside the body when exposed to light from an ingestible LED capsule
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Bone marrow-on-a-chip models damage and disease
Human bone marrow chip provides a reliable model to study bone marrow damage by radiation, drugs and disease
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The many valleys of death for healthcare photonics
Entrepreneurs at Photonics West share their stories of translating laboratory advances into clinical practice
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Invisible dye embeds vaccination records on skin
A microneedle patch containing fluorescent quantum dots invisibly encodes vaccination history in the skin
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Can a simple sweat sensor replace blood tests?
A new sweat sensor can remove the need for blood draws to monitor levels of metabolites
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