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‌Challenges in medicine and healthcare on a global scale are all too apparent, with the world’s population growing and ageing in many regions. Our vision is to attack these challenges through the design of materials, devices and systems for healthcare in an intelligent way.

Our work in this area is underpinned by the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC). Handling a vast range of materials, it supports work from prototypes to small production volumes.

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Sonocap

Sonopill

Engineers from Glasgow are developing a capsule that can travel through the gut to diagnose and treat diseases

Endothelial cell-coated beads encapsulated within FN-PEG hydrogels in order to study the pro-angiogenic activity (EC sprouting) of the system when supplementing the media with VEGF. Endothelial cells are activated upon VEGF signals and migrate accordingly in the appropriate environment. Image by Sara Trujillo-Muñoz

Engineering better outcomes for drug development

The development of non-animal technologies by Glasgow bioengineers and life scientists will improve the prospects for drugs that make it to clinical trial.

3D illustration of graphene molecules

Solar powered synthetic skin

Glasgow scientists are using graphene to create touch-sensitive synthetic skin

Finger prick blood test at a Ugandan clinic

Low cost diagnostics for disease elimination

Paper-based origami diagnostic tests to aid disease elimination

An artist's impression of how the Healthcare QUEST system might work, showing a patient in a wheelchair being pushed across a living room, while a red line from a monitor on the wall shows how their health is being monitored and a second red line heading towards a base station on a table shows how the information is stored and shared.
An artist's impression of how the Healthcare QUEST system might work, showing a patient in a wheelchair being pushed across a living room, while a red line from a monitor on the wall shows how their health is being monitored and a second red line heading towards a base station on a table shows how the information is stored and shared.

£5.5m funding boost for home healthcare monitoring technology

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:30:00 BST

A project which aims to develop quantum-powered health sensors for home use in order to spot the earliest signs of disease is being backed by £5.5m in new funding.

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