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New Optical Sensors Enable Noninvasive Monitoring of 3D-Printed Tissue

Researchers developed optical sensor particles to noninvasively monitor nutrient levels and cell health in bioprinted structures.

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Researchers at Texas A&M University developed a method to embed microscopic phosphorescent sensor particles into 3D-printed biocompatible materials to monitor cell health noninvasively. [1] Virginia Tech chemists John Matson and Josh Worch and their teams are developing extra-sticky adhesives that can be broken down into their original components once they are no longer needed. [2] Dr. Michael McShane, professor of biomedical engineering and department head at Texas A&M, explained that the new sensor particles allow light transmission through tissue to monitor internal conditions without physical penetration. [3] Dr. Waqas Saleem, a researcher at the Texas A&M University Department of Biomedical Engineering, stated that current technologies for monitoring cell health are limited, bulky, and invasive. [4] The sensor particles are phosphorescent and absorb light from an inexpensive red LED, emitting modified light that indicates oxygen levels which correlate to nutrient levels like glucose and lactate. [5] Clark Vu and Isaac Addo from the Matson lab developed a bottlebrush polymer adhesive that is four times stronger than the commercial adhesives used in duct tape. [6] Graduate researcher Regina Ham found that using lipoic acid to create extremely large, inherently tacky polymers produced an adhesive compound that outperforms heavy-duty duct tape in adhesion strength while remaining chemically recyclable. [7] Josh Worch, assistant professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, stated that his lab developed a tape with adhesive and plastic backing layers that can be recycled together as a mono-material design. [8]
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  1. Researchers at Texas A&M University developed a method to embed microscopic phosphorescent sensor particles into 3D-printed biocompatible materials to monitor cell health noninvasively. · Medical Xpress
  2. Virginia Tech chemists John Matson and Josh Worch and their teams are developing extra-sticky adhesives that can be broken down into their original components once they are no longer needed. · Phys.org
  3. Dr. Michael McShane, professor of biomedical engineering and department head at Texas A&M, explained that the new sensor particles allow light transmission through tissue to monitor internal conditions without physical penetration. · Medical Xpress
  4. Dr. Waqas Saleem, a researcher at the Texas A&M University Department of Biomedical Engineering, stated that current technologies for monitoring cell health are limited, bulky, and invasive. · Medical Xpress
  5. The sensor particles are phosphorescent and absorb light from an inexpensive red LED, emitting modified light that indicates oxygen levels which correlate to nutrient levels like glucose and lactate. · Medical Xpress
  6. Clark Vu and Isaac Addo from the Matson lab developed a bottlebrush polymer adhesive that is four times stronger than the commercial adhesives used in duct tape. · Phys.org
  7. Graduate researcher Regina Ham found that using lipoic acid to create extremely large, inherently tacky polymers produced an adhesive compound that outperforms heavy-duty duct tape in adhesion strength while remaining chemically recyclable. · Phys.org
  8. Josh Worch, assistant professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, stated that his lab developed a tape with adhesive and plastic backing layers that can be recycled together as a mono-material design. · Phys.org
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