Monolayer MoS2, a transition metal dichalcogenide, is a novel flexible semiconducting material with a 1.8 eV direct band gap.  Recent…

The small intestine is one of the most difficult organs to image because of its length and narrow winding path….

This work focuses on the design and fabrication of a cathode for a portable X-ray source. The cathode is made…

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to paralysis, decrease in quality of life, and high lifetime medical costs. Direct nerve functional…

The capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) is an alternative to traditional piezoelectric transducers. The CMUT technology provides an opportunity for…

Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that affects about 1% of the world population[1]. It is characterized by repeated…

Due to the growing populations in cities, resources for city and village residents have become scare while costs for public…

The central objective of critical care for patients affected by neurotrauma, cerebrovascular accident (i.e., stroke), and other neurovascular pathologies is…

Vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, cardiac output, and respiratory rate are necessary in determining the…

Body coupled communication (BCC) uses the conductive tissues in the body as a channel to form a body area network…

We have developed an experimental cardiac monitor for long-term data acquisition and analysis. The monitor consists of a central printed…

A. H. Chang, H.-S. Lee, D. S. Boning Sponsorship: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology There is a growing demand…

In the fields of robotics and prosthesis design, there is need for inexpensive, wide-area pressure- and shear-sensing arrays that can…

Probing and stimulating neural tissue is important to understand fundamentals of information processing and pathologies of the nervous system such…

This work focuses on developing an X-ray source using microfabricated silicon field emission devices. In the X-ray source, the electrons…

Last-generation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan technology allows combining higher fields with parallel transmit-coil arrays to improve the signal-to-noise ratio…

Optogenetics is commonly used for precision modulation of the activity of specific neurons within neural circuits[1], but assessing the impact…

Optogenetics is the safe, effective delivery of light-gated membrane proteins to neurons and other excitable cells (e.g., muscle, immune cells,…

In coupled parallel transmission (pTx) arrays, the power delivered to a channel is partially transmitted to other channels and partially…

The recent development of cardiovascular simulation furthers the understanding of physiological conditions of blood-related disorders. For example, detailed finite volume…

An arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveform provides valuable information in treating cardiovascular diseases of patients in a critical-care unit. In…