Electrical chip removes nanoparticles from blood Published: Monday 23 November 2015 at 3am PST Blood / Hematology Medical Devices / Diagnostics add your opinionemailMNT featuredAcademic journal Engineers have developed chip-based technology that uses an oscillating electrical field to quickly and easily isolate nanoparticles from blood. lab set up showing chip This lab set up shows […]
Breakthrough for electrode implants in the brain LUND UNIVERSITY For nearly nine years, researchers at Lund University have been working on developing implantable electrodes that can capture signals from single neurons in the brain over a long period of time – without causing brain tissue damage. They are now one big step closer to reaching […]
Content courtesy of www.medicaldaily.com Future Motion Sickness Treatments Would Involve Attaching Electrodes To The Scalp Sep 4, 2015 04:00 PM By Susan Scutti A mild electrical current applied to the scalp can dampen the brain’s responses and so prevent motion sickness: study. Imperial College London A mild electrical current applied to the scalp can supress […]
Biomaterials Tutorial Bioelectrodes Floyd Karp University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials Bioelectrodes function as an interface between biological structures and electronic systems. Electrical activity within the biological structure is either sensed or stimulated. The electrical systems are either passively sensing (measuring) or actively stimulating (inducing) electrical potentials within the biological structure or unit. Electrical currents are […]
Let’s start by defining some terms here. An Electrode is a device used to connect the metal part of a circuit to the nonmetallic part of a circuit — most often liquid, vacuum, or semiconductor. A Reference Electrode is an electrode that has a specific, known amount of electrode potential — that is to say, […]
Despite society’s depreciation of addicts, addiction is a disease, not a life choice. It’s a disease that originates in the brain. Yes, in almost all cases, the initial dose of the addictive substance is taken voluntarily — which is something that society can legitimately criticize. But once the addiction has arisen, it’s important to understand […]
Ritalin continues to be one of the most over-prescribed drugs in US history, with diagnoses of ADD and ADHD coming down the line for every four-year-old that would rather run around the classroom than sit still for snacktime. Fortunately, with each passing year, more and more parents are turning away from the thought of drugging […]
Tiny electrodes tucked away in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices of long pipelines are poised to change a costly and resource-intensive part of several industries from aerospace to mining to the oil game: fighting corrosion. Corrosion is a multi-billion dollar problem worldwide, and we’re only just starting to gather information about how and why it occurs. […]
Let’s start by defining some terms here. An Electrode is a device used to connect the metal part of a circuit to the nonmetallic part of a circuit — most often liquid, vacuum, or semiconductor. A Reference Electrode is an electrode that has a specific, known amount of electrode potential — that is to say, […]
In part I, we had a brief overview of what qualities make a silver/silver chloride electrode useful. In this section, we’ll look at a few of the most common purposes that these pieces are put to. Surface Electromyograms Electromyograms, or EMGs, are devices that measure the electrical potential of a cluster of muscle fibers. A […]
