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Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses vortex ultrasound – a sort of ultrasonic tornado – to break down blood clots in the brain. The new approach worked more quickly than existing techniques to eliminate clots formed in an in vitro model of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST

Vortex ultrasound breaks down blood clots

Joint first author of both studies, Dr Balasundaram Kadirvelu, speaks with Imperial doctoral student Luchen Li who models the suit

AI and wearable tech to improve clinical trial monitoring

‘Smart patch’ could be used to detect Alzheimer's

Usability testing of the fixator

Bone fixator can be manufactured anywhere with conventional manufacturing techniques

Hybrid closed loop system seen as step toward artificial pancreas

Nottingham team to bring additive manufacturing into medtech

Copper imprinted on fabric (top) is replaced with a metal-organic framework (bottom) capable of detecting and capturing toxic gases.

Smart textile coating detoxifies gases

Rong Yang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, works with an initiated chemical vapour deposition system in her Olin Hall laboratory

AI to advance nanomedicine manufacturing

Hair follicle transplant helps scar tissue healing

Strain sensor can be stretched to the limit

Neovascularised Implantable Cell Homing and Encapsulation (NICHE) device is about the size of a quarter dollar coin

3D printed NICHE shows potential to treat Type 1 diabetes

The photoacoustic sensor could help clinicians diagnose tumours, organ malfunctions and more

Wearable sensor monitors biomolecules in deep tissue