biomedical engineering

Nov 21, 2014

Researchers study impact of power prosthetic failures on amputees

Powered lower limb prosthetics hold promise for improving the mobility of amputees, but errors in the technology may also cause some users to stumble or fall. New research examines exactly what happens. 

Nov 10, 2014

Cancer-killing nanodaisies

NC State researchers have developed a potential new weapon in the fight against cancer: a daisy-shaped drug carrier that’s many thousands of times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. 

Oct 28, 2014

Incubating innovation

From new methods for creating biofuels and determining cardiovascular risk to fridge-free food processing and a more efficient fuel injector, NC State researchers are developing innovative approaches to global challenges. 

Oct 12, 2014

Bio-inspired ‘nano-cocoons’ offer targeted drug delivery against cancer cells

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a drug delivery system consisting of nanoscale “cocoons” made of DNA that target cancer cells and trick the cells into absorbing the cocoon before unleashing anticancer drugs. 

Sep 30, 2014

VitalFlo wins $150,000 first prize in CIMIT competition

A project, led by James Dieffenderfer (BSEE '10), a doctoral student in biomedical engineering at NC State, has won the $150,000 first prize in the Student Technology Prize for Primary Healthcare competition from the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology. 

Sep 11, 2014

Joint NCSU/UNC Biomedical Engineering team awarded NCEES scholarship

A group of Biomedical Engineering students from North Carolina State University has been awarded a $7,500 scholarship by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). 

Oct 28, 2013

Study finds natural compound can be used for 3-D printing of medical implants

Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Laser Zentrum Hannover have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound can be incorporated into three-dimensional (3-D) printing processes to create medical implants out of non-toxic polymers. 

Oct 3, 2013

Researchers seek to control prosthetic legs with neural signals

Most people don’t think about the difference between walking across the room and walking up a flight of stairs. But for people using prosthetic legs, there is no automatic link between their bodies and their prosthetics. Researchers from NC State and the University of Houston are hoping to change that. 

Jun 8, 2013

Life changers

After learning that few options exist for physical rehabilitation in El Remate, a small village in northern Guatemala, NC State biomedical engineering student Eyob Eyualem and his senior design team chose to help. They designed a stationary bicycle with special wooden footplates that can be crafted by local carvers to give injured riders more stability as they pedal.