by | Sep 1, 2020 | Liao, Jie, Yang, Lan
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A team of engineers in Prof. Lan Yang’s laboratory have developed ultra-sensitive, broad bandwidth optical sensors that could detect sound in low-cost, discrete hearing devices. This technology utilizes whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators as compact photonic vibra…
by | Jul 27, 2020 | Millman, Jeffrey, Song, Jiwon
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a 3D-printed device for the subcutaneous transplantation of stem cell-derived beta (SC-beta) cells for diabetes cell replacement therapy. Diabetes mellitus, a disease characterized by loss of blood glucose cont…
by | Jul 27, 2020 | Millman, Jeffrey, Song, Jiwon
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a 3D-printed device for the subcutaneous transplantation of stem cell-derived beta (SC-beta) cells for diabetes cell replacement therapy. Diabetes mellitus, a disease characterized by loss of blood glucose cont…
by | Apr 27, 2020 | Iqbal, Zahid
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Dr. Zahid Iqbal at Washington University in St. Louis has devised a portable, wearable patient isolation/oxygenation system designed to protect health care workers from respiratory infections (e.g., COVID-19) while facilitating diagnostic sample collection. This viral contai…
by | Apr 8, 2020 | Genin, Guy, Linderman, Stephen, Thomopoulos, Stavros
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An interdisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed patented adhesive-coated sutures with the potential to reduce ruptures following surgical repair of tendons and ligaments. These modified sutures are designed to minimize stress by shifting the mec…