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Image: Brain surgeon examining a brain via 3D imaging on a monitor; Copyright: DC_Studio

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Project GLADIATOR - New technologies for cancer monitoring and therapy

21/09/2022

The Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT is contributing its expertise in the field of medical biotechnology and ultrasound to an EC project to work on the next generation of theranostics for brain pathologies using autonomous externally controllable nanonetworks.
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Image: Illustration of an ultrasound induced microbubbles mediate bioadhesion; Copyright: Zhenwei Ma

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Using sound and bubbles to make bandages stickier and longer lasting

19/08/2022

The stickiness of medical adhesives can be controlled by ultrasound, researchers find
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Ultrasound and bubbles help medicines reach the brain

12/08/2022

Ultrasound in combination with microbubbles is currently the only method to penetrate the blood-brain barrier in a way that only affects conditions locally and that does not destroy the tissue.
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Sonography training – Inexpensive models from the 3D printer

23/05/2022

Many medical disciplines rely on the tenet "Practice makes perfect". Sonography diagnostics is one of them. Unfortunately, constant training can be difficult, as patients with specific diseases are not present at a hospital all the time. The University Hospital Bonn is creating a solution for this problem: 3D printed models of joints and arteries are used in training.
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