Bioengineering

Engineering applied to living systems: tissue constructs, biomaterials, devices and the hardware bridging biology and fabrication.

140 articles

Nanopore proteins

A New Technique Makes Nanopore Detection 1000 Times Faster

Researchers from the Imperial College London and the University of Minnesota have developed a technique that accelerates nanopore single-molecule detection 1000 fold. Single-molecule dielectrophoretic trapping,...

Bioengineering

Long-Lasting Hydrogel Derived from Sea Anemones

  A team of researchers from Pohang and Yeungnam Universities have created a mechanically durable hydrogel inspired in a sturdy protein found in anemones that...

3D bioprinting

PITCh: An Alternative Use of TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9

Researchers from Hiroshima University have presented a new gene insertion method called Precise Integration into Target Chromosome (PITCh). The method uses existent gene editing technologies more effectively. The...

Basic Research

Inocuous Nanotechnology-Based Sunscreen Tested in Pig and Mice

Researchers from Yale University funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a sunscreen based on nanoparticles that carry UV-blocking elements. The particles...

Bioengineering

Wired from the inside

One of the latest revolutions at the intersection of medicine and technology are wearable electronics, although still a technology in development, here I want to...

Bioengineering

A New Treatment for Chronic Pain

Researchers from University College London (UCL) have discovered a key element for the absolute painlessness experienced by some people. The mutation in the sodium channel...

Bioengineering

New Technique to Obtain Yeast Hybrids for Food and Fuel

Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new way to cross different yeast species that allows to obtain hybrids with great economical potential. The...

Basic Research

Rolling DNA Motor is the Fastest Ever Designed

Researchers from Emory University have developed a nano-robot based on rolling DNA that moves faster than any previously designed DNA motors. The technique, based on...

Basic Research