This hair’s-breadth probe can navigate the body’s circulatory system
Biomedical engineer Dr Jiawen Li is developing ultra-thin fibre-optic devices that can explore the body’s organs and detect heart disease.
Tag: biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes.
These tiny 3D-printed structures could help the body regrow bones
Engineers and scientists have combined their talents to flip traditional 3D printing and create intricate biomedical structures designed to regrow ...
Sensing seizures: This engineer is making it easier to diagnose brain disorders
As one of the founders of biomedical company Seer, George Kenley is helping to revolutionise the treatment of epilepsy. However, ...
These Australian researchers are ‘tricking’ stem cells into becoming bone
An international team has engineered a new stem cells technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacement.
This Australian program helps to turn biomedical ideas into reality
At Adelaide's Flinders University, an initiative is fostering collaborations between researchers, industry, end-users and government, to turn ideas into proven ...
This parasite-inspired device could change drug delivery
Inspired by a parasitic worm that bites its host’s intestines, engineers have developed technology that could revolutionise slow release medicine ...
Engineering new forms of vaccine delivery
Engineers are investigating novel methods to deliver vaccinations effectively, other than the dreaded jab.
Engineering a better future for people with disability
This International Day of People with a Disability (3 December), create spoke with two Australian engineers who are making the ...
First-hand experience inspired this electrical engineer to improve cochlear implants
When Dr Greg Watkins developed profound deafness following a 30-year career as an electrical engineer, he turned his skills to ...
This young engineer hopes his technology will help people with serious mobility issues
Young engineer Sam Parker is a 2020 John Monash Scholar who wants to transform the field of brain-computer interfaces.
