Medical Engineering

The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.

innovations-report provides informative and stimulating reports and articles on topics ranging from imaging processes, cell and tissue techniques, optical techniques, implants, orthopedic aids, clinical and medical office equipment, dialysis systems and x-ray/radiation monitoring devices to endoscopy, ultrasound, surgical techniques, and dental materials.

Wafer-thin device has potential to transform the field of islet cell transplantation

Implantable platform provides prolonged treatment of Type 1 diabetes. A quarter-sized device created at Houston Methodist could drastically alter the course of treatment for Type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition…

Researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue

Technique provides model for studying genesis of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases. Scientists used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding…

Novel spatial-omics technology enables investigation of diseases at their early stages

How can you trace a single diseased cell in an intact brain or a human heart? The search resembles looking for a needle in a haystack. The teams of Ali…

Imaging agent illuminates lung cancer tumors

FDA approves new use of imaging agent to help light the way for surgeons during lung cancer surgery. Surgery, especially surgery to remove cancerous tumors, relies on a range of…

RoboBee project’s micro-fabrication technique pollinates surgical breakthroughs

Harvard and 1955 Capital collaborate to launch surgical robotics startup. When a tiny mechanical insect achieved flight in the summer of 2012, its wafer-thin wings flapping almost invisibly at a…

Changing the intrinsic behavior of neurons

Method offers new approach to treating neurological conditions such as epilepsy. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and MIT have developed a new method…

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