biomedical engineering

Jun 23, 2015

Smart insulin patch could replace painful injections for diabetes

Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes, thanks to a new invention from researchers at NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who have created the first “smart insulin patch.” 

Jun 16, 2015

Loboa named ELATE Fellow

Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, professor and associate chair of the Joint NC State/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) at Drexel Fellowship Program. 

May 27, 2015

Biomedical engineers create new technology for assessing brain health

Cortical Metrics, a spin out company based on research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is making headlines for a radical new technology that it has developed for assessing brain health, and in particular, concussion. Cortical Metrics’ co-founders Bob Dennis and Mark Tommerdahl are both members of the faculty of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill. 

Apr 6, 2015

Springing ahead of nature: Device increases walking efficiency

It’s taken millions of years for humans to perfect the art of walking. But research results published today in the journal Nature show that humans can get better “gas mileage” using an unpowered exoskeleton to modify the structure of their ankles. 

Feb 13, 2015

NC State researchers land UNC System research grants

The University of North Carolina General Administration has awarded six three-year grants totaling nearly $9 million to support game-changing faculty research in areas of strategic importance to the state – and North Carolina State University is a partner in five of the six research initiatives. 

Jan 20, 2015

Narayan, Allbritton named NAI Fellows

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Dr. Jagdish Narayan, John C. C. Fan Distinguished Chair in Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Nancy Allbritton, professor and chair of the Joint NC State/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering, as 2014 NAI Fellows. 

Jan 20, 2015

Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG, EMG monitoring

Researchers from NC State University have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals, such as electrocardiography (EKG) or electromyography (EMG). 

Jan 6, 2015

‘Flying Carpet’ technique uses graphene to deliver one-two punch of anticancer drugs

An international team has developed a drug delivery technique that utilizes graphene strips as “flying carpets” to deliver two anticancer drugs sequentially to cancer cells. 

Dec 9, 2014

Three Engineering faculty members named Fellow by AAAS

Three members of the faculty in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).