Scientists have modified immune cells, imbuing them with the ability to not only detect, but reveal, the presence of a tumor.
Tag: bioengineering
Innovating to help newborns breathe
Former fellows with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign developed a resuscitation device to help clinicians in lower-income countries save newborns.
This sensor can monitor blood flow – then disappear
An interdisciplinary team of Stanford researchers have developed a implantable, biodegradable, wireless and battery-free blood flow sensor.
Sensors could provide dexterity to robots, with potential surgical applications
Stanford researchers have develop an electronic glove that allows a robotic hand to dexterously handle delicate objects like blueberries or ping-pong balls.
Researchers design new, flexible electrodes for studying heart cells
A team of Stanford researchers has designed a new flexible "micropillar" electrode to study the behavior of heart cells without affecting their behavior.
New computer model designs a drug delivery strategy to fight cancer
A better understanding of how nanoparticles move from the bloodstream into a tumor could eventually lead to more effective cancer treatment.
Reaching for new stroke treatments by understanding proprioception
Stroke can affect how we perceive our bodies' positions and movements. Now, mechanical engineers are trying to help to potentially create assistive devices.
Stitching single cells together any which way you want to
What if you could stitch together single cells any way you wanted to? Potential medical and even industrial applications abound.
Virtual athletes compete to take on a medical challenge
Stanford researchers are hosting an online competition featuring virtual athletes. Their goal: help people learn to walk and run after losing a limb.
Artificial skin technology mimics touch sensations and reflexes
Researchers from Stanford and Seoul National University have constructed an artificial sensory nerve circuit that imitates human reflexes and ability to sense touch.
Where bioengineering and stem cell science meet, and thrive
Mimicking a stem cells' natural environment in the laboratory is impossible without recent bioengineering advances. Stanford scientists reflect on the field and speculate about future possibilities, including growing whole organs.
Next up: Cough medicine from bioengineered yeast?
Stanford scientists have figured out a way to convert common brewer’s yeast into an efficient factory for making a non-narcotic cough medicine that occurs naturally only in opium poppies.
Developing “guided missiles” to attack cancer
On the Future of Everything radio show, Stanford bioengineer Jennifer Cochran discusses her development of "tumor-targeting missiles" that deliver chemotherapy as "cargo" to more effectively kill cancer.
Stretchable circuit innovation brings engineer closer to synthetic skin
New material and mass production process from Stanford engineer could enable foldable touchscreens, electronic clothing and, one day, synthetic skin.
Stars of Stanford Medicine: Engineering biology to solve problems
Akshay Maheshwari is in his fourth year as an MD/PhD student at Stanford. He hopes to create a technological platform for people to engineer biology.
Stanford experts discuss the future of bioengineering
Bioengineering — described by Stanford professor and radio host Russ Altman, MD, PhD, as the manipulation of biological systems to solve problems in medicine, the environment …