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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? ABOUT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Participants wear cutting-edge, flexible sensors which track how their heads move in different situations. For injuries resulting from blasts or explosions, the strain rate is extremely fast and brain cells will undergo primary injury, which is potentially the worst outcome. What are primary and secondary injuries?

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