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Engineered nanoparticle tech helps stop internal bleeding
Scientists from ITMO University have developed magnetically-driven nanoparticles containing thrombin. A drug based on these nanoparticles can be injected intravenously and delivered straight to the site of a vascular injury to stop internal bleeding. It can accelerate local clot formation and reduce overall blood loss by up to 15 times. The nanoparticles are not toxic to humans and can potentially be used for safe treatment. The results were publ...
3D-printed aortas advise on best choice for heart patients
Engineers are exploring applications for 3D printers in the medical field, and the newest research is going from the lab to the operating room. Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center use CT scans to model a patient’s aorta, then create a 3D-printed replica down to its exact texture based on the calcification in a patient’s tissue. “Using a simulator in a lab, we can replicate what happens in a patient&rs...
A safer way of handling surgical scalpel blades
When tasked with redesigning a medical device, four biomedical engineering majors focused their attention on scalpels. Specifically, the blade packaging for the tool. Their blade packaging was designed to protect health care workers from accidental injuries that can occur when handling exposed scalpel blades. Now their invention, Scal-Pal, is one of six competing for Georgia Tech’s InVenture Prize, an annual innovation competition...
Increased flexibility in left atrial appendage management
AtriCure, Inc. has announced that it has launched the AtriClip FLEX•V Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System in the United States. The new AtriClip FLEX•V is the first device of the AtriClip family to offer a clip deployment trigger release. The device also offers an open-ended AtriClip design combined with a tip-first closure mechanism to enable easier navigation and placement in cardiac surgeries.
Viral tool traces long-term neuron activity
For the past decade, neuroscientists have been using a modified version of the rabies virus to label neurons and trace the connections between them. Although this technique has proven useful, it has one major drawback: The virus is toxic to cells and can’t be used for studies longer than two weeks. Researchers at MIT and the Allen Institute for Brain Science have now developed a new version of this virus that stops replicating once it ...
Model provides better understanding of cancer spread
Purdue researcher Luis Solorio has helped create a lifelike cancer environment out of polymer to better predict how drugs might stop its course. Previous research has shown that most cancer deaths happen because of how it spreads, or metastasises, in the body. A major hurdle for treating cancer is not being able to experiment with metastasis itself and knock out what it needs to spread.
Schrödinger Equation appears at the astronomical scale
Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics governing the sometimes-strange behaviour of the tiny particles that make up our universe. Equations describing the quantum world are generally confined to the subatomic realm—the mathematics relevant at very small scales is not relevant at larger scales, and vice versa.
Automation experts collaborate at MACH 2018
TM Robotics will be attending MACH 2018 supporting its new UK distributor, RARUK Automation on their stand: H19-238. The exhibition, taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 9th-13th April 2018, is the UK’s premier event for engineering-based manufacturing.
Traditional robots added to RARUK Automation's product portfolio
RARUK Automation has teamed up with TM Robotics to offer the Toshiba Machine SCARA, Cartesian and 6-axis robots. The systems complement the company’s established product programme that has been focused on collaborative and mobile transport robots, automation systems and feeding solutions.
Robot software market to be worth $7,527.1m by 2022
According to the new market research report 'Robot Software Market by Software Type (Recognition Software, Data Management & Analysis Software, and Communication Management Software), Robot Type (Industrial and Service Robot), Deployment Model, Vertical, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022', published by MarketsandMarkets, the robot software market size is expected to grow from $1,142.2m in 2017 to $7,527.1m by 2022, at a Compound Annual Gro...