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The Biomedical engineering division is a group for Engineers Ireland members working in the MedTech sector. It provides opportunities for networking and knowledge-sharing in this fascinating, diverse and life-changing division of engineering.

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Engineers create scoliosis brace focusing on comfort, fit and design

Braces for people with scoliosis can be awkward, cumbersome and even painful. A good fit is crucial, especially since the brace is often worn day and night. Mechanical engineering students at the University of Rhode Island are collaborating with a local doctor and a Rhode Island company to create a brace that, well, fits like a glove -- and is just as comfortable. Gabriella Devine, Thomas Brey, Dan Cross and Christopher Viveiros are working on the project with a doctor from Rhode Island ...

Biomedical engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic fluids in the stomach. The system can generate enough power to run small sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time. This type of power could offer a safer and lower-cost alternative to the traditional batteries now used to ...

Matters of the heart: Researchers create 3D beating heart

Matters of the heart can be complicated, but York University scientists have found a way to create 3D heart tissue that beats in synchronised harmony, like a heart in love, that will lead to better understanding of cardiac health and improved treatments. York University chemistry Professor Muhammad Yousaf and his team of grad students have devised a way to stick three different types of cardiac cells together, like velcro, to make heart tissue that beats as one. Until now, most 2D ...

Potential for new smart knee device to cut down on knee surgery recovery time

Biomechanics is the science related to the study of the internal and external forces acting on the human body and the effects produced by them. In particular, biomechanics is the study of the locomotion of living organisms and of the forces causing those movements. This analysis is frequently used in both clinical and sporting practice by clinicians and can play a crucial role in athletes’ performance enhancement, injury prevention and effective patient rehabilitation. More specifically, ...

Maximise networking opportunities to get ahead in biomedical engineering

If all business comes from relationships, then relationships should be your business – and in a country as small as Ireland, this old adage is even more important. This is why the Engineers Ireland Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) is relaunching its lecture series for the 2016-17 academic year. This year’s lectures are designed to maximise the opportunities for networking while also acknowledging the work that is being done in this field, all around the country. Dr Deasún Ó ...

Engineering researchers suggest oxygen can wake up dormant bacteria for antibiotic attacks

Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics, sometimes the bacteria simply go to sleep. An international team of researchers is looking at compounds that attack bacteria's ability to go dormant and have found the first oxygen-sensitive toxin antitoxin system. "Antibiotics can only kill bacteria when they are actively growing and dividing," said Thomas Wood, professor of chemical engineering and holder of the Biotechnology Endowed Chair, Penn State. "But, ...
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