Bioengineering

A faster path to patents

dianeb — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:25 -0600

Students who have ideas for improving health care technology now have a way to make them reality. --by Joe Kullman

Brainy materials

dianeb — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:22:03 -0600

"Smart" nanomaterials allow scientists to investigate biological interactions within the body's cells at the molecular level. This could lead to new diagnostic tools and customized therapy and prevention. (part 3 of 3) --by Joe Kullman

Stimulated to heal

pkrecker — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:47:39 -0600

ASU bioengineering professors are designing electrical stimulation devices that interact with the nervous system to contract paralyzed muscles. Such devices can help the nervous system recover after devastating spinal cord injury. --by Melissa Crytzer Fry

Bioengineering student research helps disabled Africans

pkrecker — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:32:55 -0700

ASU engineering students are designing and assembling medical devices for disabled villagers in Malawi. --by Joe Kullman

Cells as nanotechnology factories

pkrecker — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:13:37 -0700

Nanotechnology researchers can be limited by the amount of raw materials available to build atomic scale structures. One ASU researcher is avoiding these pitfalls by using cells as factories to make DNA-based nanostructures.--by Joe Caspermeyer

Nanojewels made easy

pkrecker — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:09:55 -0600

Butterfly wings, peacock feathers, opals and pearls are some of nature's jewels that use nanostructures to dazzle us with color. It's accomplished through the way light reaches our eyes after passing through the submicroscopic mazes within these materials. Now, a group of researchers has found a simple method for creating this effect. --by Joe Kullman

Microbial fuel cells generate electricity from waste

pkrecker — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:17:21 -0700

Microbial fuel cell technology uses the tiniest organisms on the planet--bacteria--as a viable option to make electricity. By linking bacterial metabolism directly with electricity production, the MFC eliminates the extra steps necessary in other fuel cell technologies. --by Joe Caspermeyer

Researchers design new prosthesis

pkrecker — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:15:49 -0600

Researchers from ASU and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center are teaming up to create the next generation of powered prosthetic devices based on lightweight, energy-storing springs. --by Christine Lambrakis

When science gels with medicine

pkrecker — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:09:51 -0600

Temperature-sensitive polymer gels may be the solution to a lot of tricky medical problems. By injecting the gels directly into the blood vessels, doctors can treat dangerous aneurysms or deliver chemotheraphy drugs with fewer side effects. --by Melissa Crytzer Fry

Brain implants of the future

pkrecker — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:44:09 -0600

Imagine a brain implant smart enough to maneuver around inside a person's skull. On its own, the device locates the target area to do its work. The task might involve deep brain stimulation therapy for a patient with Parkinson's disease. Or it might include powering the robotic arm of a person who has lost limb control. These kinds of moveable brain implants are not science fiction. They are being developed by scientists in ASU's Neural Microsystems Laboratory. --by Melissa Crytzer-Fry