Smart bandage boosts healing
A multi-purpose bandage enables customizable and more efficient treatment of chronic wounds and battlefield injuries
Injectable hydrogel treats brain injury
Self-assembling hydrogel aids neurovascular regeneration following brain injury
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Targeted therapies tackle resistant tumours
A study of non-responsive breast tumours reveals changes in vasculature that may help scientists develop therapies for evasive tumours
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From photo, to 3D model, through to wound healing
A novel approach to chronic wound healing combines image analysis with 3D modelling and bioprinting
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Could ‘cellular Lego’ be the future of regenerative medicine?
Stem cells containing magnetic nanoparticles can be aggregated using only magnets to form a deformable tissue
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Microfluidic interface enables neurovascular interactions
A microfluidic blood–brain barrier platform separates media flow for different cell compartments but allows for interface interaction
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Ultrasound triggers pain relief
Ultrasound triggers pain relief. Ultrasound can be used to release nerve-blocking agents contained in liposomes and relieve patients from pain. This would be an alternative to opioids and open up the...
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Engineered needles promise direct diagnosis of muscle conditions
A minimally invasive needle can record the electrical impedance of diseased muscles much more accurately than conventional surface-based
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Toward noninvasive assessment of intracranial pressure
Signal processing of acoustic waves travelling through the brain could help to derive the intracranial pressure non-invasively
Tunable lens brings adjustable focus to fluorescence-guided surgeries
A novel lens system could allow surgeons performing minimally invasive procedures to zoom in and out of fluoresced tissue without reducing the image quality
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