1.Smart Hydrogel-based Wound Dressing could be the Band-Aid of the Future: MIT engineers have designed a smart band-aid: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and…
Tag: Health
Top 10 Wearable Device Inventions
1. Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK) may replace Dialysis for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: The technology may become an alternative to conventional hemodialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease. Present-day treatment…
3d Printing in the Medical field
1.New 3D Printer can create complex Biological Tissues: A UCLA bioengineer has developed a technique that uses a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials. The advance could…
Wearable Ultrasound Patch monitors blood pressure deep inside body
A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin could help people detect cardiovascular problems earlier on and with greater precision. In tests, the…
UBC breakthrough opens door to $100 ultrasound machine
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent pending…