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  • The frugally designed fluorescence-guided surgical system, as worn by a mannequin. Components include augmented reality glasses, a camera, and a laser diode, which are on the head of the mannequin. On the side, there is a battery pack and processor, which would be worn on the user’s waist.

    Seeing eye to eye: building a cost-effective tool to visualize cancer

    In an effort to greatly expand accessibility, this compact fluorescence-guided surgery system, evaluated in mice, is crafted from cost-effective and off-the-shelf components.

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  • An SEM micrograph of a cell-made nerve conduit

    Engineering a smile

    With the help of some of nature’s best engineers, NIBIB-funded researchers have developed technology to regrow damaged facial nerves.

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  • Nanoparticles releasing drug

    Building a multilayered drug delivery system that’s activated by ultrasound

    Releasing a drug selectively in specific locations in the body, including the brain, has been challenging. Researchers at the University of Utah have tackled the problem by designing ultrasound-sensitive nanoparticles that release a drug at the targeted site when activated by focused ultrasound…

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    NIH announces awards to advance tech for HIV viral load detection

    NIH has awarded more than $4 million in funds and support services to three diagnostic technology developers as part of RADx ® Tech’s Advanced Platforms for HIV Viral Load Monitoring program.

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JAN 2-16

Advances in Immunoengineering: Fundamentals and Cutting-edge Advances

This course will review the fundamentals of the immune system and its components, engineering strategies to modulate the immune system, and clinical applications to improve patient care and outcomes in the development of neoadjuvant immunotherapies, highlighting particular considerations for immunological mechanisms, clinical development, and pathologic response assessments.

FEB 24-25

Frontiers of Imaging Technology for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia

NIH is hosting a workshops that will bring together clinician-scientists and neuroscientists and brain imaging tool developers to discuss gaps and opportunities for imaging age-related dementia.

NIBIB in the News

From Sci-Fi Fears to Medical Miracles

January 08, 2025

Major breakthrough for ‘smart cell’ design

January 06, 2025

Enter the Physicianeers - How They Will Transform Healthcare

January 02, 2025

RADx Tech: Advancing COVID-19 Diagnostic Technology

Learn how NIBIB’s Point of Care network has mobilized engineers and innovators across the country to create different types of tests for use in a variety of settings and communities to help overcome the COVID-19 global crisis.

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