HemoSep: Collects, Separates And Transfuses The Patient’s Own Blood
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM. HemoSep is a device that aids in the reduction of the needed transfusion on post-surgeries. In open-heart surgeries, the blood is sucked from the...
View ArticleBreadth Of A Human Hair Equals The World’s Thinnest Endoscope
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. An endoscope that has a width of a human hair has been developed by a team of researchers. This new development can provide more information on what really...
View ArticleSkin Patch Tells You When You’ve Had Too Much Sun
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, MICHIGAN, USA. Sunburn is the result of being exposed under the sun for too long. Most of us won’t know instantly that we have been under the sun for too long because it...
View ArticleNavigating Sensitive Soft Tissues Using Robotically Steered Flexible Needles
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE, ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS. Robotically steering flexible needles have been produced to reach tissues with sub-millimeter accuracy. These flexible needles can easily avoid sensitive...
View ArticleRepairing a Damaged, Beating Heart with Glue
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA, USA. An intricate surgical device that delivers glue to internal organs through keyhole incisions makes it possible to repair tissue defects and wounds in the stomach, heart and...
View ArticleInnovative Sunblock Doesn’t Penetrate Skin, Eliminating Serious Health Concerns
YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, YALE UNIVERSITY IN CONNECTICUT, USA. A new sunblock made from bioadhesive nanoparticles that stays on the skin’s surface was developed to eliminate possible health concerns...
View ArticleNanocellulose: Nano in size, tremendous in strength and endless in applications
This article is one of two articles that will cover the potential applications of nanocellulose across industries. The next article will focus on the applications of nanocellulose in the packaging...
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