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A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, has developed a custom robotic heart that can help doctors tailor treatments to patients' specific heart form and function.The engineers developed a procedure to 3D print a ...

A custom, 3D-printed heart could work like the real thing and may help patients needing implants. Read the article for the full story.

MIT engineers developed a procedure to 3D print a soft and flexible replica of a patient’s heart. These models could help doctors tailor treatments, such as aortic valves, to an individual patient.

New York: Scientists are making custom 3D printed replicas of human hearts in an effort to improve replacement valve procedures, according to a study...

Injectable gel-like substances have enormous potential for repairing damaged tissues or creating brand-new tissues. Although many scientists are striving to create these hydrogels for biomedical applications, only a few of them have reached the clinic.

A new computational framework can predict the structures, properties, and performance of granular hydrogels. The new model could one day make it easier to design the right gel for a particular biomedical application.

Startups founded by MIT mechanical engineering faculty and alumni solve a variety of health care solutions, from better drug delivery to robotic surgery.

In MIT Class 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes), students develop a product that improves the quality of life for its end users. Alongside the basics of developing a business model, students receive mentorship from successful entrepreneurs and are given resources to file a patent.

Student designs for MIT course 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) were demoed in front of a live audience. Prototypes included a sea turtle incubator, wheelchair speed control, self-cleaning firehose system, and more.

MIT engineers developed a soft, robotic, and implantable ventilator that is designed to augment the diaphragm’s natural contractions. The proof-of-concept design aims to one day boost the diaphragm’s life-sustaining function and improve lung capacity for people with diaphragm dysfunction.