biomedical engineering

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). 

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.