Articles in 2017

A biocompatible, energy-harvesting electrochemical cell delivers power to a wireless sensor for an average of 6.1 days of temperature measurements in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs.

An artificial intelligence agent integrated with a cloud-based platform for multihospital collaboration performs equally as well as ophthalmologists in the diagnosis of congenital cataracts in a series of online tests and a multihospital clinical trial.

By targeting the surgical bed and circulating tumour cells, platelets conjugated with an antibody against an immune checkpoint protein prevent tumour recurrence and metastasis following resection of the primary tumour.

A hand-spun centrifuge made of paper and string can separate plasma from whole blood in less than two minutes, and be used to diagnose malaria and other infectious diseases in areas without laboratory resources or electricity.

A chemically defined protocol requiring no animal-derived components allows for the easier derivation and enduring expansion of epicardial cells from human pluripotent stem cells.

A 20 cent centrifuge made of paper and string and operated by hand can separate plasma from blood in about 90 seconds.

Conjugation of a diabetes drug with a brush polymer reduces the reactivity of the drug conjugate towards pre-existing polymer antibodies in human plasma and improves the drug's performance in diabetic mice.

Solid stress within tumours can be quantified by measuring their deformation after cutting, slicing or taking a needle biopsy of them.

Intravital microscopy reveals how giant cells and neovascularization drive the fibrotic encapsulation of biomaterials implanted in live animals.

A self-adjusting synthetic gene circuit senses and reverses insulin resistance in animal models of diabetes and obesity.

Nanoprobes that fluoresce only when activated by the acidic environment in tumours may make a universal imaging agent for cancer surgery.

Nature Biomedical Engineering will bring the convergence of fields in the health and physical sciences into the spotlight.

A hand-powered centrifuge made of two paper discs, string and wooden handles is shown to achieve rotational speeds of 125,000 r.p.m., separate pure plasma from whole blood in less than 1.5 minutes and isolate malaria parasites in 15 minutes.

Shorter regulatory review times for high-risk cardiovascular devices correlate with the likelihood of reports of adverse events.

The increasing integration of wearable technologies with the human body raises neural and cognitive challenges and opportunities.

This Review covers recent progress on near-infrared fluorescence imaging for preclinical animal studies and clinical diagnostics and interventions.

This Review provides a broad account of the applications of light in imaging, diagnosis, therapy and surgery, and discusses the promise of emerging light-based technologies.