Tag Archives: Chemical Engineering
New Technology for Growing Printed Tissues for Transplantation
Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative technology for growing tissue for transplantation by printing it into a microgel bath as support material. The research, published in Advanced Science, was led by Professor Shulamit Levenberg and her doctoral student Majd Machour from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering along with… Read More
Prof. Hossam Haick Receives Three Grants
Prof. Hossam Haick of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has won three prestigious European research grants totaling 4.2 million euros for his research group. He will also serve as chairman and coordinator of one of the projects that has 22 partners and a total funding of 14 million euros. Winning the grants was… Read More
Micro Tool, Mega Effect
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed a heavy strain on health systems and medical teams, has highlighted the importance of smart technologies for continuous and real-time monitoring of people's medical conditions. These are mainly wearable devices that monitor important physiological indicators while allowing the patient to go about his daily routine. The journal Advanced Materials… Read More
Suture of the Future Fights Infection
“Sutures? That’s practically medieval!” It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have advanced since ancient Egypt. Professor Hossam Haick from the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion has finally turned science fiction… Read More
Fabricating Advanced Membranes
Researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Center in Germany have developed a new concept for fabricating membranes for on-demand nanoparticle separation with high selectivity. These membranes are relevant for diverse applications that include pharmaceutical processing, materials separation, water purification, and wastewater treatment. Published in Advanced Materials, the research… Read More
“Nano-Taxis” Shuttle Therapeutics to Neurons
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Assaf Zinger and Dr. Caroline Cvetkovic from the Center for Neuroregeneration at the Houston Methodist Research Institute have created a novel means of delivering medicine to neurons in a targeted manner. They developed biomimetic nano-vesicles, or nature-mimicking, nanometer-scale “vehicles,” capable of specifically targeting neurons (i.e., nerve) cells.… Read More
Nerves vs. Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Technion researchers have just published findings in 'Science Advances' that support the efficacy of the technology they had developed: Treatment of breast cancer by anesthesia of the nervous system around the tumor. The treatment not only inhibited tumor growth but also prevented metastasis to other organs. Researchers at… Read More
Safer, More Affordable Desalinated Water
Approximately 80% of drinking water in Israel is desalinated water, coming from the Mediterranean Sea. Now, scientists from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, the Wageningen University, and Wetsus (European center of excellence for sustainable water) in the Netherlands have developed a way to improve the quality of desalinated water, while reducing the costs… Read More
Smart ‘E-Skin’ Identifies Your Movements
Technion scientists have created a wearable motion sensor capable of identifying movements such as bending and twisting. This smart 'e-skin' was produced using a highly stretchable electronic material, which essentially forms an electronic skin capable of recognizing the range of movement human joints normally make, with up to half a degree precision. This breakthrough is… Read More
Sticker Patch to Diagnose Tuberculosis
Technion scientists have developed a tuberculosis-diagnosing sticker patch. Delayed diagnosis is a significant challenge to treating the deadly disease, which is still prevalent in developing countries Technion scientists have demonstrated a novel means of diagnosing tuberculosis by means of a sticker patch that catches compounds released by the skin. Using an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis… Read More