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Implantable Drug Factories: The Future of On-Demand Medication
In a perspective article published in Science, Professor Jonathan Rivnay explores next-generation bioelectronic medication.Oct 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Nature and Plastics Inspire Breakthrough in Soft Sustainable Materials
Biodegradable structures developed by Professor Samuel Stupp could revolutionize energy, information technologies, and advanced medicine.Oct 9, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Obesity, Diabetes Implant Receives up to $34 Million to Fast-Track Development
Professors Jonathan Rivnay and Josh Leonard are part of a multi-institutional team of researchers working to create a minimally invasive implant that will eliminate the need for injections and deliver medicine on demand.Oct 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Guillermo Ameer to Receive Percy L. Julian Award
Given by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, the award is for significant contributions in pure and/or applied research in science or engineering.Sep 30, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2024 Cole-Higgins Awards
Greg Holderfield, Yonggang Huang, David O’Neill, Michael Saubert, and Jennifer Cole received the school’s annual awards for outstanding teaching and advising.Sep 24, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Igor Efimov to Receive Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award
The award honors individuals who have made a significant and unique contribution in clinical electrophysiology.Sep 12, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Wendy Murray Wins Jean Landa Pytel Award
The award bestowed by the American Society of Biomechanics honors diversity mentorship in biomechanics.Sep 6, 2024
Rapidly Regrowing Cartilage with ‘Dancing Molecules’ and ‘Rubbery Goo'
New Atlas reported on the recent developments from Professor Samuel I. Stupp, whose work has the potential to eventually regrow cartilage.Aug 6, 2024|from New Atlas
New Biomaterial Regrows Damaged Cartilage in Joints
Professor Samuel I. Stupp developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model.Aug 6, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Developing Multifunctional Transistors for Mimicking Biology
A team led by Professor Jonathan Rivnay used off-on-off current output transistors that can be deployed to make compact artificial spiking neurons.Jul 31, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
‘Dancing Molecules’ Heal Cartilage Damage
Professor Samuel Stupp found that regenerative effects of the molecules might be universal across tissue types.Jul 29, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
People at Risk of Overdose Could Be Fitted with an Anti-opioid Implant
NewScientist featured a pacemaker-like implant developed by Professor John Rogers that detected opioid overdoses in pigs within one minute and successfully administered a treatment.Jul 18, 2024|from NewScientist
Transporting Precious Cargo Using the Body’s Own Delivery System
The advances produced by Professors Neha Kamat and Josh Leonard “get us one step closer to the ultimate goal of targeted biological drug delivery.”Jul 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Five Years After Founding, Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering Continues Growth
Bolstered by innovative research and training programs, the center develops tools that have the potential to open new fields of biological research, lead to new strategies for treatment of disease, and enable adaptive engineering of plants and animals to meet environmental challenges.Jul 3, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bladder Buzz: Technologies to Improve Bladder Surgery and Monitoring
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, wrote about how Northwestern studies evaluating bioresorbable scaffolds and bioelectronic sensors show promise in animal models.Jun 25, 2024|from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering