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.

Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips—literally

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic…

An entire brain-machine interface on a chip

Converting brain activity to text on one extremely small integrated system. Researchers from EPFL have developed a next-generation miniaturized brain-machine interface capable of direct brain-to-text communication on tiny silicon chips….

Reinforcement for the knee

3D bioprinting with the body’s own cartilage cells. Sport can lead to injuries if not performed correctly, often affecting the cartilage in the joints. Untreated cartilage defects can lead to…

‘Heart-in-a-box’ better than cooler for heart transplants

The risk of early heart failure after heart transplantation is lower if the donor heart is stored in a so-called heart-in-a-box instead of in the usual cooler with ice. This…

AI can help rule out abnormal pathology on chest x-rays

A commercial artificial intelligence (AI) tool used off-label was effective at excluding pathology and had equal or lower rates of critical misses on chest X-ray than radiologists, according to a…

New technology could help treat hearing loss more effectively

NIH-funded University of Cincinnati researcher studying magnetic nanoparticle delivery. Just as a business needs an effective and reliable service to deliver its goods to customers, medications need an effective delivery…

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