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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

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At Purdue University , Dr Chi Hwan Lee is using his skills as a biomedical engineer to develop smart contact lenses that can both monitor the condition and deliver drugs to combat it. TALK LIKE A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF CREATING WEARABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES? WHAT CAN SMART CONTACT LENSES DO?

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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My team is trying to understand how cells function, how they metabolise, and how the organelles within cells work together and communicate with one another,” he says. “In Though we work long and sometimes unsociable hours, we have a good degree of flexibility. “I I think I’ve achieved a lot. I confess, I’m a typical workaholic!

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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Professor Christian Franck, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working on a programme that he hopes will improve the prevention and detection of TBIs. Participants wear cutting-edge, flexible sensors which track how their heads move in different situations.

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases. Published: May 11, 2022. diffraction, tomography, fluorescence).

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What causes problems with the lower urinary tract?

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Robotic surgery allows for very complicated surgery to be done with more precision, flexibility and control than open surgery as it is performed through very small incisions,” says Cindy. Pathway from school to gynaecology • During high school and post-16-years, study biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.