Biomedical applications

Multimodal Microfluidic 3D Printing of Hydrogel for Low-Temperature Polymerization

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Multimodal Microfluidic 3D Printing of Hydrogel for Low-Temperature Polymerization

Hydrogels, as a hydrophilic three-dimensional network polymer, have shown great application potential in cutting-edge fields such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, and soft robotics in recent years. However, traditional hydrogels often suffer from poor mechanical properties and limited molding methods, making it difficult to meet the demands of complex application scenarios. Frontal polymerization (FP) is … Read more

Optical Biosensors: From Fingerprint Recognition to Electronic Skin

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Optical Biosensors: From Fingerprint Recognition to Electronic Skin

Banner This article is produced by「Light Science Popularization Studio」. Author: Zhang Senhao Reviewer: Wang Ling Abstract In the early morning, your fingertips touch the smartphone screen—a beam of invisible light instantly emerges from beneath the screen, like an explorer climbing over the “mountains” and “valleys” of your fingerprint, transforming the uneven patterns into a password … Read more

Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Technology and Equipment in Zhejiang Province

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Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Technology and Equipment in Zhejiang Province

Laboratory Introduction The Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Technology and Equipment in Zhejiang Province was officially established in August 2014. Currently, a dedicated 3D printing laboratory of 3000 square meters has been built at Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus. The laboratory relies on the existing advantages and hardware foundation of the national key discipline of Mechanical … Read more

Industry Applications of Stretchable Circuit Boards

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Industry Applications of Stretchable Circuit Boards

Wearable devices represented by smartwatches and head-mounted displays can now utilize flexible circuit boards. However, the next generation of wearable devices requires stretchability and conformability to flexibly follow body movements and collect various data from the body. This is the purpose of developing stretchable circuit boards. Stretchable circuit boards need to possess mechanical properties that … Read more

Beijing Institute of Technology Team Magnetizes Microrobots to Simulate Parkour in Blood Vessels and Manipulate Microscopic Objects

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Beijing Institute of Technology Team Magnetizes Microrobots to Simulate Parkour in Blood Vessels and Manipulate Microscopic Objects

“If you could swallow a surgeon, then surgery would become interesting and simple.” — Richard Feynman This was the fantasy of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Feynman 60 years ago. Now, the “surgeon” inside the body has become a reality — microrobots. Remote-controlled microrobots with active steering capabilities have broad prospects in medical applications. Recently, researchers from … Read more

Detailed Description of Fiber Optic Sensing Technology and Applications

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Detailed Description of Fiber Optic Sensing Technology and Applications

In recent years, sensors have been developing towards sensitivity, precision, adaptability, compactness, and intelligence. In this process, fiber optic sensors, a new member of the sensor family, have gained much favor. Fiber optics possess many excellent properties, such as resistance to electromagnetic interference and atomic radiation, fine diameter, soft texture, and lightweight mechanical properties; electrical … Read more

Ultrasound 3D Printing Enables Non-Invasive Surgery! Research Shows: Ultrasound-Guided In Vivo Acoustic Printing Technology Achieves High-Resolution Biological Structure Printing!

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Ultrasound 3D Printing Enables Non-Invasive Surgery! Research Shows: Ultrasound-Guided In Vivo Acoustic Printing Technology Achieves High-Resolution Biological Structure Printing!

In an article published in the journal Science, a research team from the United States developed a platform called Imaging-Guided In Vivo Acoustic Printing (DISP). This technology aims to overcome the limitations of traditional 3D printing in medical applications, particularly the need for invasive surgery. DISP achieves precise and rapid crosslinking of biomaterials in deep … Read more

Amazing High-Tech! 3D Printed Human Bones Are Actually Used in Surgery…

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Amazing High-Tech! 3D Printed Human Bones Are Actually Used in Surgery...

Hunan is located in the central part of China, serving as a transition zone between the eastern coastal region and the central and western regions, as well as the junction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Coastal Economic Belt. In 2015, Hunan’s GDP total and growth rate both entered the top ten, indicating … Read more

Can 3D Printing Cure Paralysis? A Two-Year Wait Finally Unleashed

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Can 3D Printing Cure Paralysis? A Two-Year Wait Finally Unleashed

What can 3D printing do? Can it print a living heart? What can 3D printing do? Can it print a living heart? Can it replicate the human body one-to-one? Or is it just a gimmick? NO! NO! NO! All of the above are incorrect! Today, we have invited a scientific expert along with his startup … Read more

The Internet of Everything | Small Size, Big Uses: Micro Robots Transition from Science Fiction to Reality

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The Internet of Everything | Small Size, Big Uses: Micro Robots Transition from Science Fiction to Reality

Author | Yufei Men Editor | New Story First Published | Global Intelligent Business ▍Image Source: Internet In the internet era, people often use the term “brain hole” to describe some of the strange ideas from netizens. In fact, even before the internet appeared, there were plenty of “brain holes”. For example, the Hollywood movie … Read more