Powering Wearable Devices with High-Performing Carbon Nanotube Yarns
With the growth of the Internet of Things, sustainable solution for powering wireless sensors and devices are considered important. Thermoelectric generators, for example, which have the ability to convert waste heat into electricity can offer a sustainable solution. Researchers around the world have been working on such solutions. A research team, led by Masakazu Nakamura from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan has also been working on flexible wearable thermoelectric generators that produce electricity from body heat by sewing nanomaterial called carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into fabric.
Smart Implant Holds Promise for the Blind
The vision implant created in this study can be described as a thread with many electrodes placed in a row, one after the other. In the long term you would need several threads with thousands of electrodes connected to each one, and the results of this study are a key step towards such an implant.
Self-Powered Sensor Could Make MRIs More Efficient
MRI scans are commonly used to diagnose a variety of conditions, anything from liver disease to brain tumors. But, as anyone who has been through one knows, patients must remain completely still to avoid blurring the images and requiring a new scan. A prototype device described in ACS Sensors could change that. The self-powered sensor detects movement and shuts down an MRI scan in real time, improving the process for patients and technicians.
Targeted Drug Delivery: Nanomedicine Paves the Way for Treatments
In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers Pietro Veglianese, Valeria Veneruso and Emilia Petillo from Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS in collaboration with Filippo Rossi of the Politecnico di Milano have demonstrated that an innovative nanovector (nanogel), which they developed, is able to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs in a targeted manner into glial cells actively involved in the evolution of spinal cord injury, a condition that leads to paraplegia or quadriplegia.
Advanced Thermal Solutions in OEM Medical Device Design
The move to advanced heater solutions is motivated by the demand for medical devices that are not only compact and energy-efficient but also reliable and consistent in operation.
Five Trends Shaping Medtech’s Software Strategy
So far in 2024, we’re seeing more medtech companies strategically prioritize the fundamentals of product development and commercialization to clear a path for sustained innovation. From digging into digital therapeutics to building stronger data foundations, following are some trends currently shaping software in medtech.
The Role of Photochemical Etching in Thermal Management
The photochemical etching (PCE) process is distinguished by its capacity to fabricate metal parts with unparalleled accuracy.
Advancing Medtech Requires Advanced Battery Technology to Match
As medical devices in today’s modern medicine continue to advance, they require power supplies that allow them to perform an ever-widening roles.
Patented Laser Welding Process Enables Closed-Loop Medical Device Recycling and Reduced Waste
Taken together, health and medical devices constitute a substantial waste stream and pose costly disposal challenges for manufacturers, health providers and consumers. Many of these devices are powered and contain valuable components that can be recovered and reused, such as batteries, specialized circuitry and logic, precious metals, plastics and more. Today, however, few such devices are subject to recovery, reuse or recycling.
High-Speed Microscale 3D Printing
3D printed microscopic particles — so small that to the naked eye they look like dust — have applications in drug and vaccine delivery, microelectronics, microfluidics, and abrasives for intricate manufacturing. However, the need for precise coordination between light delivery, stage movement, and resin properties makes scalable fabrication of such custom microscale particles challenging. Now, researchers at Stanford University have introduced a more efficient processing technique that can print up to 1 million highly detailed and customizable microscale particles a day.