Recent advances in biomedical textiles

February 24th, 2025

In 2003 after 13 years of global collaboration, the Human Genome Project was successfully completed, providing a comprehensive blueprint of human genetic information. This has given impetus to a rapidly expanding level of research in disease diagnosis, such as cancer, personalized medical treatments, the understanding of genetic disorders, genetic engineering therapies, and applications in tissue […]

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The life-changing possibilities for biomedical textiles

May 22nd, 2023

Muh Amdadul Hoque, working in the Fang Research Group, NC State, is developing woven fabric actuators driven by ultrafine pneumatic fiber actuators (PFAs), which could be used in implantable fabric robots. Photo: Janet Preus. The pandemic heightened the public’s awareness of textile substrates and elevated the value of textiles in everyone’s eyes, but relatively few […]

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New biomedical tape uses origami techniques

February 22nd, 2021

https://youtu.be/7pmd4Z7hjQA Video: MIT.  Minimally invasive surgeries are generally performed via small incisions using miniature cameras. Surgical tools are threaded through the body to remove tumors and make repairs in the body. But it can be difficult to properly seal an internal wound or tear. Taking inspiration from origami, MIT engineers have designed a medical patch […]

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