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Edible Battery To Power Internal Medical Devices

Devour the power!
By Oct 24, 2013
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Vitamin B2 Can Be Used To 3-D Print Medical Implants

The essential vitamin found in many foods could be used to create non-toxic scaffolds for custom medical implants.
By May 24, 2013
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This 3-D Printed Bioplastic Windpipe Saved A Baby’s Life

The infant's 3-D printed trachea will fully absorb into his body in two to three years.
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Glucose-Powered Fuel Cell Could Use Your Body’s Resources to Drive Neural Prosthetics

Future neural prosthetics could not only tap into brain signals, but also brain fluids, using the cerebrospinal medium to power...
By Feb 24, 2012
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Video: Wireless Devices Swim Through Your Bloodstream and Fix You Up, ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Style

Deliver drugs, run tests and remove blood clots
By Jul 28, 2011
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Half-Synthetic Half-Biological Material Replaces Soft Facial Tissues, Letting Doctors Shape Implants to Order

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By Jul 15, 2011
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Harvard-MIT Team’s New Synthetic Vocal Cord Gel Gives Voice to the Voiceless

Call it a silent killer: some 6 percent of the U.S. population has some kind of voice disorder, most of...
By Jun 17, 2011
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The First Self-Powering Nano-Device That Can Also Transmit Wireless Data

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Implanted Electrodes Loaded With Drugs Could Monitor Brain And Treat It When Necessary

Microelectrode arrays implanted in the brain monitor neurological conditions in living patients all the time, sometimes even influencing brain activity...
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Infrared Light Pulses Could Make Better Bionics for Deafness, Blindness and More

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