POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH) IMAGE: SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF POLYMER-BASED SKIN-ATTACHABLE ACOUSTIC SENSOR. ATTACHED ON THE SKIN. COMPARATIVE GRAPH OF SOUND DETECTION CREDIT: POSTECH “Hey, Siri, how’s the weather today?” Voice recognition technology is increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from asking trivial questions, playing music, sending text messages to controlling GPS navigation...
by Weizmann Institute of Science Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that supporting cells called fibroblasts, long viewed as uniform background players, are in fact extremely varied and vital. A...
As winter winds leave your skin dry, cracked and prone to cuts and bleeding, a skin expert says you should resist the urge to use antibiotic creams or ointments. While it might seem sensible to use antibiotic topicals to combat germs and prevent infection with cuts, they can irritate your skin even more and cause a painful...
by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical Xpress Illustration of the MagneTEskin process. (1) A magnetic coating (black layer) is applied to the epidermal surface of the donor site before harvest. (2) The harvested MSTCs are submerged in either a biomaterial solution (for the biomaterial embedding option) or sterile saline (for the topical binding option). (3) An...
by Rush University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While it’s often hard to appreciate our aging skin, it does tell a story. It speaks of our family heritage: Genetic code mostly drives the development of lines. It can also say something about our lives, like how we enjoyed the great outdoors or used facial expressions...
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: OVERALL SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF THE FABRICATION OF EPUM USING PLCL USING A VIPS PROCESS DURING SPIN-COATING. THE FABRICATED MEMBRANE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A 12-WELL INSERT FOR CELL CO-CULTURE TO MIMIC AN ENDOTHELIAL BARRIER MODEL. CREDIT: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(KIST) A Korean research group has developed a technology that allows...
Michael Eisenstein Credit: Andrew Khosravani In contrast to the gut, which offers a near-ideal habitat for the growth of fermentative bacteria, the skin is an inhospitable expanse. Much of the epidermal layer that protects humans from the elements is dry, salty, acidic and nutrient-poor. The exceptions are the oases around lipid-rich hair follicles. Despite this...
This glowing microneedle test could catalyze a transition from blood-based diagnostics to a stick-on patch. A RIVER OF biological information flows just beneath the outermost layers of your skin, in which a hodgepodge of proteins squeeze past each other through the interstitial fluid surrounding your cells. This “interstitium” is an expansive and structured space, making it,...
By Ben Coxworth January 29, 2021 Scanning electron microscope photos of a straight thread (left) and one that’s bending under strain (right)Yiwen Jiang, Tufts UniversityVIEW 1 IMAGES While there already are body movement-tracking systems, many of them incorporate cumbersome wearable devices, or require the person to move about in front of an array of cameras. A new...
by Northwestern University Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the air continues to dry and temperatures drop, the yearly battle against dry hands and skin has officially begun. New research from Northwestern University has found new evidence deep within the skin about the mechanisms controlling skin repair and renewal. Skin’s barrier function gives it the unique ability to fight...
