Jun 05, 2023 (Nanowerk News) AI, machine learning, and ChatGPT may be relatively new buzzwords in the public domain, but developing a computer that functions like the human brain and nervous system - both hardware and software combined - has been a decades-long challenge. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh...
Smart surgical implant coatings provide early failure warning while preventing infection
Jun 05, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Newly developed “smart” coatings for surgical orthopedic implants can monitor strain on the devices to provide early warning of implant failures while killing infection-causing bacteria, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers report. The coatings integrate flexible sensors with a nanostructured antibacterial surface inspired by the wings...