Simpson Querrey Institute

Chemical & Engineering News reported on recent research from SQI director Samuel Stupp's laboratory affirming that supramolecular motion is a key factor in biological signaling. The Stupp Lab has now seen this phenomenon in both neural tissue and cartilage cells.

Molecules move in the 4th dimension Supramolecular motion is key to biological activity

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering published a Science Highlight on new technologies to improve bladder surgery and monitoring, developed by SQI members Arun Sharma, Guillermo Ameer, and John Rogers. Their work is highly translational and combines regenerative medicine with bioelectronics.

Bladder buzz: technologies to improve bladder surgery and monitoring NIBIB-funded researchers are working to make bladder surgeries better, tackling the issue from two vantage points: improving bladder function using a biodegradable construct that facilitates tissue regeneration, and enhancing patient monitoring by developing an implantable bladder sensor.

A team led by SQI members Guillermo Ameer, John Rogers and Arun Sharma has developed a new battery-free implant that allows users to monitor their bladder fullness in real time. The device could be a game-changer for people with paralysis, spina bifida, bladder cancer or end-stage bladder disease.

Gotta go? New bladder device lets you know New implantable sensor measures strain to detect bladder filling. Implant continuously streams data to smartphone, so users and their physicians can monitor filling/emptying in real time.