Measuring the oxygen consumption of thousands of cancer cells at a time gives insight into tumour behaviour and offers new treatment possibilities
Read article: Photoacoustic microscopy captures variation within tumours
Catalytic devices kill, degrade and remove bacterial colonies on teeth and other surfaces
Read article: Antimicrobial magnetic bots make short work of biofilms
A mechanical syringe can automatically guide a needle into specific, hard-to-access regions of tissue
Read article: Mechanically guided needle eases difficult injections
Jon Cartwright describes how a new spectroscopy tool, developed at the UK's National Physical Laboratory, could cut costs for big pharmaceutical firms in developing new drugs
Read article: High-spec mass spec
A wireless and battery-free oximeter can monitor tissue oxygen levels when implanted in the body, even in deep brain regions
Read article: Introducing a tiny, wireless, battery-free tissue oxygen sensor
A briefing at the House of Commons highlights the unique challenges digitalization in healthcare raises, and the solutions AI and machine learning technologies may bring
Read article: Can digital healthcare technologies resolve the challenges they bring?
With the help of a small non-electronic device, smartphones could replace glucose meters
Read article: Smartphone camera measures blood glucose concentration
A 3D printing technique for producing flexible sheets of piezoelectric materials could usher in a new era for medical devices
Read article: 3D printed piezoelectric materials line up for medical applications
Nanobots could help diagnose and treat cancer
Read article: Multipole magnetic tweezers measure organelle mechanical properties
Flexible device is faster and more robust than competing technologies
Read article: Ionic transistor can be used in medical bioelectronics
