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New battery-free implant allows users to monitor their bladder fullness in real time

Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it until you get home? A new implant and associated smartphone app may someday remove the guess work from the equation.

26 Mar 2024

Next-gen implants could be powered by dual-energy harvesting technology

Implantable biomedical devices -; like pacemakers, insulin pumps and neurostimulators -; are becoming smaller and utilizing wireless technology, but hurdles remain for powering the next-generation implants.

24 Feb 2024

MIT engineers develop 'vibing belly' pill to control appetite and curb obesity

When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which helps you realize it's time to stop eating.

26 Dec 2023

New device could keep implantable "living pharmacy" cells alive for months

In 2021, a Northwestern University-led research team received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract worth up to $33 million to develop an implantable "living pharmacy" to control the human body's sleep/wake cycles.

9 Nov 2023

Researchers develop a wearable bioelectronic system for wound healing treatment delivery

Researchers presented a wearable bioelectronic system to deliver therapeutic agents associated with wound healing.

12 Sep 2023

Implantable sensor provides advanced warning of kidney transplant failure in rats

An implantable sensor provided advanced warning of kidney transplant failure in rats as much as several weeks earlier than commonly used biomarkers of kidney function, researchers report.

8 Sep 2023

Capture and release of tumor cells using a bioelectronic device

In the book entitled Microfluidic Systems for Cancer Diagnosis, the UPV/EHU’s Microfluidics Cluster group describes the process for building a bioelectronic device consisting of gold electrodes coated with a smart polymer capable of capturing and releasing cells in a non-invasive, controllable way while monitoring the processes using conventional electrical measurements.

8 Sep 2023

Researchers develop first electronic device for continuously monitoring health of transplanted organs

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time.

8 Sep 2023

New sensor may be deployed to screen patients for hard-to-diagnose cancers

Drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems, an MIT-led team has designed a novel sensor that could detect the same molecules that naturally occurring cell receptors can identify.

21 Jul 2023

New ultra-flexible neural implant records single-neuron activity in deep-brain regions

A new ultra-small and ultra-flexible electronic neural implant, delivered via blood vessels, can record single-neuron activity deep within the brains of rats, according to new study.

20 Jul 2023

Columbia researchers develop first fully organic bioelectronic device

As researchers make major advances in medical care, they are also discovering that the efficacy of these treatments can be enhanced by individualized approaches.

10 Jul 2023

International researchers put forward landmark proposal to diagnose, treat heart disease with neuromodulation technologies

Professor Kalyanam Shivkumar of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in collaboration with Professor David Paterson, of Oxford University has been awarded a prestigious Leducq International Network of Excellence Program Award of $8 million to set up a major new transatlantic network linking world leading researchers from the United States and Europe to develop bioelectronics and therapies that target the nervous system to treat heart diseases.

13 Jun 2023

Bioelectronic News and Research

New battery-free implant allows users to monitor their bladder fullness in real time

Next-gen implants could be powered by dual-energy harvesting technology

MIT engineers develop 'vibing belly' pill to control appetite and curb obesity

New device could keep implantable "living pharmacy" cells alive for months

Researchers develop a wearable bioelectronic system for wound healing treatment delivery

Implantable sensor provides advanced warning of kidney transplant failure in rats

Capture and release of tumor cells using a bioelectronic device

Researchers develop first electronic device for continuously monitoring health of transplanted organs

New sensor may be deployed to screen patients for hard-to-diagnose cancers

New ultra-flexible neural implant records single-neuron activity in deep-brain regions

Columbia researchers develop first fully organic bioelectronic device

International researchers put forward landmark proposal to diagnose, treat heart disease with neuromodulation technologies

Soft robotic neurotechnology opens promising avenues for minimally invasive cortical surgery

Digitized brain-heart atlas opens the door for innovative therapies

Smart bandage may make treatment of chronic wounds easier, more effective

Ultrasoft material for the development of on-skin, wearable bioelectronic devices

A neural interface to detect and alleviate symptoms of neurological disorders

What is the efficacy of bioelectronic masks for the detection of respiratory infectious diseases like COVID-19?

Highly sensitive mask can detect respiratory viruses in the air within 10 minutes

Breakthrough technology brings flexible implanted electronics one step closer toward clinical applications

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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