Hospital and Medical News

July 19, 2016

New 'smart' thread collects diagnostic data from human tissue
Boston (UPI) Jul 18, 2016
The next time you have surgery, you may get sewn up with "smart" stitches. Researchers at Tufts University have developed a new type of surgical thread capable of gathering diagnostic data and communicating it wirelessly in real time. The development process allows scientists to integrate nano-scale sensors, electronics and microfluidics into a range of thread types - something as basic as cotton or as complex as synthetics. Once dipped in a series of sensory chemicals, the threa ... read more

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