biomedical engineering

Jul 11, 2017

Andrea Brandt

PhD student Andrea Brandt is seeking a prosthesis that can adapt to an amputee’s movement, rather than amputees having to adapt to their prostheses. 

Jun 14, 2017

New ultrasound ‘drill’ targets deep vein blood clots

Researchers have developed a new surgical tool that uses low-frequency intravascular ultrasound to break down blood clots. 

Jun 1, 2017

Can tiny plumbing fix broken hearts?

This is a guest post by Frances Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. 

May 18, 2017

Pig model to help research on human knee growth, injury treatment

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have published research on how the knees of pigs compare to human knees at various stages of maturity – a finding that will advance research by this group and others on injury treatment in young people. 

May 11, 2017

Three College of Engineering students place at Annual Graduate Research Symposium

Three graduate students in the College of Engineering at NC State were recognized as best presenters at the University’s 12th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium on March 22. 

May 8, 2017

Researchers use modified insulin and red blood cells to regulate blood sugar

Researchers from NC State and the UNC-Chapel Hill have developed a new technique that uses modified insulin and red blood cells to create a glucose-responsive “smart” insulin delivery system. In an animal model study, the new technique effectively reduced blood sugar levels for 48 hours in a strain of mice that had Type 1 diabetes. 

May 3, 2017

Gu, Dickey receive Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards

The 2017 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards were presented to Dr. Zhen Gu, associate professor in the Joint UNC/NC State Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Dr. Michael Dickey, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at the spring faculty meeting of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Mar 21, 2017

New approach uses ultrasound to measure fluid in the lungs

A team of engineering and medical researchers has found a way to use ultrasound to monitor fluid levels in the lung, offering a noninvasive way to track progress in treating pulmonary edema – fluid in the lungs – which often occurs in patients with congestive heart failure. 

Mar 14, 2017

Adriano Bellotti ’15 Selected for 2017 Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Adriano Bellotti, a 2015 alumnus from North Carolina State University, was recently selected as one of 36 recipients in the U.S. application round of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.