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1.<\/td>\n\u201cSoft sensors help to map prosthetic pressure points\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>For amputees, wearing a prosthesis can be a game-changer \u2014 but it also can introduce huge pressure points which become very painful. Purdue University researchers have developed soft sensors that can be worn comfortably, providing a more accurate picture of the pressures experienced at the interface of limb and prosthesis. \u201cThere are more than 2 million people living with limb amputation in the United States, and 50 million worldwide,\u201d said Tianhao Yu, graduate student in mechanical engineering and co-lead author of the paper…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cThe smart way to make smart bandages\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Purdue researchers have developed a low-cost, large-scale fabrication method using roll-to-roll manufacturing to print smart bandages that can monitor wounds for signs of infection. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like this out there,\u201d said Ziheng Wang, fourth year PhD student in mechanical engineering. \u201cWe developed a low-cost and efficient solution to long-term wound care.\u201d Some wounds take weeks or even months to heal, and doctors typically track infection by visual inspection or lab testing, a process that can be time-consuming and prone to human error…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/td>\n\u201cPurdue BME and KIST Receive $2.7M BrainLink Award to Strengthen Global Collaboration\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Purdue University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have deepened their long-standing research partnership with a new initiative focused on brain health and addiction. Supported by South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Science and ICT, the project has been awarded approximately $2.7 million in funding through the BrainLink program \u2014 a prestigious platform designed to accelerate international collaboration in AI and advanced bioengineering…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.<\/td>\n\u201cRevolution in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery with Electroceuticals for Nerve Regeneration\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>When a spinal cord injury occurs, the impact is life-altering, often leaving patients with limited options for recovery. At the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Professor Chi Hwan Lee is leading a team of researchers to develop biodegradable semiconductor-based electroceuticals that offer a groundbreaking approach to restoring motor function and promoting nerve regeneration. This research is part of an ongoing project titled “Development of Electroceuticals for Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury Using Biodegradable Semiconductor.” Funded by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), the project has secured an initial three-year investment of approximately $4.44 million with 40% of the budget allocated to Professor Lee\u2019s lab…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cA smart neckband for tracking dietary intake\u201d \u2013 EurekAlert – AAAS<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>A smart neckband allows wearers to monitor their dietary intake. Automatically monitoring food and fluid intake can be useful when managing conditions including diabetes and obesity, or when maximizing fitness. But wearable technologies must be able to distinguish eating and drinking from similar movements, such as speaking and walking. Chi Hwan Lee and colleagues propose a machine-learning enabled neckband that can differentiate body movements, speech, and fluid and food intake. The neckband\u2019s sensor module includes a surface electromyography sensor, a three-axis accelerometer, and a microphone…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/td>\n\u201c$6.7M in federal grants awarded to develop tech to monitor, treat chronic eye diseases\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>Research teams led by a faculty member in Purdue University\u2019s College of Engineering will use two grants from the National Eye Institute totaling $6.7 million to further develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that continuously monitor or treat chronic ocular diseases like glaucoma, corneal neovascularization and dry eye syndromes. Chi Hwan Lee leads the teams that are developing the patent-pending lenses, which can painlessly deliver therapeutic drugs or accurately measure intraocular pressure, or IOP. IOP is the only known modifiable risk factor for glaucoma. Lee is the Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in Purdue\u2019s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.<\/td>\n\u201cResearchers develop glowing thread for use with embroidery machines\u201d \u2013 Images Magazine<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>Researchers at Purdue University in the US have developed an electroluminescent (EL) thread, which glows when an electrical current is passed through it, that is compatible with embroidery machines. A paper published in Science Advances in January reported how the team had created multicolour EL threads that are compatible with embroidery machines and which could be used on various fabrics, and are durable against folding, stretching and repetitive machine washes. Stitching speeds in excess of 350 spm were achieved. Previously, the integrity of EL threads was compromised by machine embroidery….<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4.<\/td>\n\u201cMulticolor, machine-embroidered wearable displays\u201d \u2013 C&EN<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>Threads able to emit light could help integrate simple displays into everyday garments. Now, researchers have made electroluminescent threads that can withstand the rigors of both sewing machines and washing machines. Textile displays can be coupled with biomedical and chemical sensors for an easy read-out of environmental toxins or the wearer\u2019s vitals, says Chi Hwan Lee, a mechanical engineer at Purdue University. To make such displays, other researchers have made light-emitting fibers that can be knitted or woven, he says, but they have not been thin or strong enough to be sewn. \u201cWith embroidery you can make patterns on textiles you already have, hats, t-shirts, whatever.\u201d…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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5.<\/td>\n\u201cA Textile Tapestry for the Animal Kingdom\u201d \u2013 AATCC<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>Wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) that embed electronic components into fabrics are revolutionizing how humans interact with and care for animals. Although this US$3.20 billion global market has already marked its presence in human apparel, e-textiles are now gaining traction. \u201cIn bedding, e-textiles help monitor sleep patterns and detect signs of discomfort or illness,\u201d says Chi Hwan Lee, Biomedical Engineer and Associate Professor at Purdue University…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cWeldon School students, faculty complete study abroad trips to South Korea\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>South Korea is a country known for its strong economy, ranking 10th in the world. It’s also famous for being a leader in digital technology, with top-notch internet and communication infrastructure. This success is driven by a highly educated workforce that values innovation, with a high percentage of young adults graduating from college. In fact, South Korea is considered the most innovative country in Asia, and is renowned for its exports of popular consumer electronics like LG and Samsung, as well as automobiles like Hyundai and Kia. But did you know that their biotech industry is also booming? They are investing trillions of dollars in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, making significant strides in this field….<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/td>\n\u201cNew high-tech startup developing smart contact lenses for glaucoma care\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a startup that will commercialize smart contact lenses developed at Purdue University. BVS Sight Inc. is the first company created through a partnership between Boomerang Ventures Studio, Purdue Foundry and the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization. The partnership develops Purdue-related health care startups and health care-related intellectual property yet to reach the market…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cHow can smart contat lenses monitor eye conditions?\u201d \u2013 Futurum<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>More than 3 million people live with glaucoma in the United States, an eye disease that is the world’s second leading cause of blindness. At Purdue University, Dr. Chi Hwan Lee is using his skills as a biomedical engineer to develop smart contact lenses that can both monitor the condition and deliver drugs to combat it…<\/span> [continue to read] <\/a>[pdf]<\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/td>\n\u201cOpioid overdose detection and response startup receives four-year, $2.8M\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Rescue Biomedical has received a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop its technology that detects when a person is overdosing on an opioid and delivers naloxone to reverse the action…<\/span> [continue to read]<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.<\/td>\n\u201cThese smart contacts will monitor your eyes 24\/7 for glaucoma\u201d \u2013 Fast Company
\"\"<\/a>The vision of Purdue University biomedical engineer Chi Hwan Lee to develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that can accurately measure intraocular pressure (IOP) in a person\u2019s eye could be the latest answer to stopping glaucoma-related blindness. Lee, the Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in Purdue\u2019s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, led a research team that developed new ocular technology to continuously monitor patients\u2019 IOP…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read] <\/a>[movie]<\/a><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4.<\/td>\n\u201cA contact lens with nano-scale needles for drug delivery\u201d \u2013 Drug Discovery News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Chi Hwan Lee and his team developed silicon nanoneedles for delivering ocular drugs. They used a scanning electron microscope to visualize the shape and positions of needles (red) on the surface of a contact lens (green). The thought of sticking a needle into the eye might make you shudder. For many patients with ocular diseases, this painful and invasive procedure may be the only way to administer drugs into the eyes. A recent study published in Science Advances offers smaller, gentler alternatives… <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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5.<\/td>\n\u201cA horse slicker is just a horse slicker unless it can monitor chronic disease\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>With the exception of Mister Ed of television sitcom fame, horses can\u2019t talk with humans about health issues. Now, a first-of-its-kind horse slicker with a specially designed liner could be able to \u201ctell\u201d the horse\u2019s human caregivers of increasing chronic diseases. A new study by Purdue University engineers and veterinarians explores how to convert off-the-shelf horse slickers into e-textiles that continuously monitor equine cardiac, respiratory and muscular systems for several hours under ambulatory conditions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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6.<\/td>\n\u201cTake 6: Chi Hwan Lee, College of Engineering\u201d \u2013 Purdue Research Foundation<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Chi Hwan Lee is the Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and an associate professor of mechanical engineering in Purdue University\u2019s College of Engineering. Lee\u2019s research into sensors and monitors have led to multiple innovations including a biosensor that can be printed in 3D using an automated printing system. Recently, Lee\u2019s research about placing sensors onto off-the-shelf horse slickers was published in the journal Advanced Materials. The sensors can continuously mentor equine cardiac, respiratory and muscular systems for hours under ambulatory conditions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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7.<\/td>\n\u201cGlaucoma-related innovations available to license through Purdue OTC\u201d \u2013 Purdue OTC<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Did you know glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness around the world? This group of diseases causes damage to the optic nerve in the eye. About three million Americans are affected by glaucoma according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no cure, but vision loss could be prevented if it is caught early.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cEnhancing ordinary items for addressing health outcomes\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>As a child, Chi Hwan Lee always had Lego sets on his birthday list. Lee, who loves math and physics, would spend hours building the sets \u2013 following the instructions as well as his imagination. That imagination and those Lego pieces became the building blocks of Lee\u2019s Purdue University research, which focuses on converting items like contact lenses and prosthetic hands into smart devices with specially designed electronic stickers to measure vision loss or simulate the sense of feeling.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/td>\n\u201cThree group alumni successfully transition to assistant professors\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>In the majority of cases, once Weldon School of Biomedical Engieering students finish their post-doictorate experiences or complete their studies to earn their degree, their time in academia has completed as they move onto work in the business or industry sector. But for three individuals from Prof. Chi Hwan Lee’s Research Group, their professional time in academia has just begun, despite the highly competitive job market. <\/span>[continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.<\/td>\n\u201cPrintable Purdue biosensor makes images of tissues and organs\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Surgeons may soon be able to localize critical regions in tissues and organs during a surgical operation thanks to a new, patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in 3D using an automated printing system. Chi Hwan Lee created the biosensor, which allows for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during a surgical operation. Lee is the Leslie A. Geddes Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and assistant professor of mechanical engineering. Lee also has a courtesy appointment in materials engineering. <\/span>[continue to read] \u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4.<\/td>\n\u201cMaking sticker-like sensors\u201d \u2013 Illinois Tech Magazine<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Chi Hwan Lee (ME ’07) is known for bringing people – and ideas – together. “He’s a social guy,” says Young Kim, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue University. “He brings people out of their offices.” Lee’s friendly proactiveness spills over into his research. He spent his first year at Purdue giving a seminar about his research building solar cells in sticker-like thin films, called Sticktronics, to unexpected groups of medical researchers. <\/span>[continue to read] \u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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5.<\/td>\n\u201cSpecial contacts zero in on problems in your eyes\u201d \u2013 WVXU<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>New technology is opening the door for better monitoring of your body, including the eyes. Researchers\u00a0 have developed soft contact lenses that can diagnose and monitor underlying ocular health conditions like glaucoma. Scientists from Purdue University and the Indiana School of Optometry\u00a0have developed ultra thin, stretchable biosensors, ten times thinner than regular contacts, to fit over contacts using wet adhesive bonding. The biosensors record the visual pathway from the retina to the brain to diagnose eye diseases.<\/span>\u00a0[continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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6.<\/td>\n\u201cSoft contact lenses eyed as new solutions to monitor ocular diseases<\/span>\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>New contact lens technology to help diagnose and monitor medical conditions may soon be ready for clinical trials. A team of researchers from Purdue University with biomedical, mechanical and chemical engineers, along with clinicians, to develop the novel technology. The team enabled commercial soft contact lenses to be a bioinstrumentation tool for unobstrusive monitoring of clinically important information associated with underlying ocular health conditions. The team’s work is published in Nature communications. [continue to read]<\/a> [movie]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1.<\/td>\n\u201cPatching up skin cancer with silicone needles\u201d \u2013 ReachMD
\n\"\"Traditional therapies for skin cancer are often invasive and can lead to serious side effects. But with emerging research, clinicians may have found an alternative treatment for melanoma with minimal side effects. How will this affect the treatment landscape for melanoma? Professor Chi Hwan Lee, an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses his study of upcoming melanoma treatment with Dr. Michael Greenberg. [continue to read]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cInnovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology\u201d – EurekAlert AAAS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The Purdue researchers used some architectural features from spider webs to develop the technology. Spider webs typically provide excellent mechanical adaptability and damage-tolerance against various mechanical loads such as storms. “We employed the unique fractal design of a spider web for the development of deformable and reliable electronics that can seamlessly interface with any 3D curvilinear surface,” said Chi Hwan Lee, a Purdue assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering. [continue to read]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cWearable patch may provide a new treatment option for skin cancer\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity and side effects of repeated treatments due to the aggressive and recurrent nature of melanoma cells. Less invasive topical chemotherapies have emerged as alternatives, but their widespread uses have been hindered by both the painful size of the microneedles and the rapidly dissolving behavior of polymers used in the treatments. \u201cWe developed a novel wearable patch with fully miniaturized needles, enabling unobtrusive drug delivery through the skin for the management of skin cancers,\u201d said Chi Hwan Lee, a Purdue assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cHow Purdue is revolutionizing the feel of prosthetic hands\u201d \u2013 BTN LiveBig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Our hands do so much more than just help us hold on to the world. They grip, but they also sense tactile surfaces and gradients in temperature. They detect pressure and weight to assist us in manipulating items and bracing ourselves. When a person loses a hand or an arm, the most commercially-available prostheses cannot replace all that lost functionality. While there are a few models that employ built-in sensors, they are often prohibitively expensive and suffer from incongruities between structural needs and sensor performance. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2019<\/p>\n

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\u201cMillions with swallowing problems could be helped through new wearable device\u201d \u2013 EurekAlert AAAS<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market. Georgia A. Malandraki, an associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences in Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, and Chi Hwan Lee, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering in Purdue’s College of Engineering, founded Curasis LLC and serve as an acting chief executive officer and chief technology officer, respectively. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cChi Hwan Lee, Master Collaborator in wearable devices research\u201d \u2013 Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Although Chi Hwan Lee works with flexible electronics technologies at the cellular and tissue scales, the collaborations he marshals to help advance and translate his innovative technologies operate on an international scale. The assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering at Purdue University is a master collaborator. His partnerships span the globe, from South Korea, across the US, to the faculty member next door. He finds partners in industry, clinics, academia, the governments of two countries, and, serendipitously, while standing in line at Starbucks. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users” – EurekAlert AAAS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls has ability to sense pressure, temperature, hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data through wristwatch. People with hand amputations experience difficult daily life challenges, often leading to lifelong use of a prosthetic hands and services. An electronic glove, or e-glove, developed by Purdue University researchers can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception, such as the ability to sense pressure, temperature and hydration. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Tech Talks: 3D Mapping Techniques” – Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Tissue engineering: it\u2019s an emerging field of biomedical science that holds great promise for helping warfighters recover from injuries or disease\u2013and one poised for a major expansion. Together with Dr. Chi Hwan Lee at Purdue University, HDIAC Subject Matter Expert Joel Hewett discusses the growing global tissue engineering market which is being driven by advancements in 3D bioprinting and non-embryonic, proliferative stem cell research. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Sticker makes nanoscale light manipulation easier to manufacture” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Human pathogens, such as HIV and viruses causing respiratory tract infection, have molecular fingerprints that are difficult to distinguish. To better detect these pathogens, sensors in diagnostic tools need to manipulate light on a But there isn\u2019t a good way to manufacture these light manipulation devices without damaging the sensors. Purdue University engineers have a solution: Stickers. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Tracking and mapping the health of damaged organs” – The Stem Cellar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Medical treatments for a variety of diseases have advanced dramatically in recent decades, but sometimes they come with a cost; namely damage to surrounding tissues and organs. That\u2019s where stem cell research and regenerative medicine come in. Those fields seek to develop new ways of repairing the damage. But how do you see if those repairs are working? [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients\u2019 organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition. In fact, one of the fastest growing medical markets is healing and\/or replacing organs and cells already treated, yet that remain damaged by cancer, cardiovascular disease and other medical issues. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Eyes on your health” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"People with diabetes may soon be wearing soft contact lenses that can multitask – improving sight, monitoring glucose levels, and delivering drugs to the eyes all at the same time. Other patients may be fit with a skin-like electronic smart bandage that can monitor medical conditions. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2018<\/p>\n

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“New flexible, transparent, wearable biopatch improves cellular observation” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Purdue University researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into cells and expand observational opportunities. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Electronic stickers to streamline large-scale ‘Internet of Things’ ” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Virginia have developed a new fabrication method that makes tiny, thin-film electronic circuits peelable from a surface. The technique not only eliminates several manufacturing steps and the associated costs, but also allows any object to sense its environment or be controlled through the application of a high-tech sticker. [continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Peel-and-stick circuits” – Nature Electronics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"The ability to fabricate thin-film electronics on wafers and then transfer them to other surfaces could be used to turn everyday objects into smart devices. However, existing methods of separating thin films from their fabrication wafers, including.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Electronic stickers change the way we use everyday objects” – WLFI-TV<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"A new functioning electronic sticker technology has been discovered at Purdue University by Dr. Chi Hwan Lee and his team. These stickers make any object functional. Using their patented bonding technique allows for the stickers to be placed anywhere more efficiently. It was an idea that started five years ago and is now a reality for Dr. Lee. [movie] <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Skimming the Ocular Surface with TFOS and Purdue Researcher” – OIS Podcast<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"This week the OIS Podcast skims the ocular surface with two interviews. First, we talk with Amy Gallant Sullivan, executive director of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), about her organization\u2019s work in raising awareness about the ocular surface disease and dry eye. TFOS and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research sponsored a congressional briefing on dry eye in Washington, DC, last week. [podcast link] <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Technology enables soft contact lenses to monitor medical conditions” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Researchers have developed soft contact lenses that no only correct vision but also can monitor glucose and medical conditions and be used for ocular pain relief or drug delivery. Sensors or other technology previously couldn’t be used for soft contact lenses because the technology required a rigid, planar surface incompatible with the soft, curved shape of a contact lens. The Purdue University team, led by Chi Hwan Lee, created. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Weldon School-led preeminent team wins Faculty Award of Excellence” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"The Implantable Networks of Wireless Nanoelectronic Nodes team won the Purdue College of Engineering Faculty Award of Excellence Team Award. The annual Awards of Excellence for engineering faculty were presented at the Shively Club on April 7, 2017. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage teamwork or multidisciplinary efforts by faculty in the College of Engineering. Teams receiving this award have produced. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Chi Hwan Lee receives AFOSR grant to support the development of flexible silicon probes” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Chi Hwan Lee, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, has received a $110,000 grant, renewable on an annual basis, from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The grant supports his work to develop flexible probes for use in neural sensing and interfacing on the brain. The probes consist of vertically ordered semiconducting silicon arrays that can transmit electrical signals. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Development of novel nanomaterials supported by funding from U.S. Air Force” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Young Kim and Chi Hwan Lee, researchers in the Purdue Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, have received funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research in support of their individual projects advancing the development of wearable and implantable nanomaterials. [continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2016<\/p>\n

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“Biomedical ‘skin-like bandage’ is stretch, durable and long lasting” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"A skin-like biomedical technology that uses a mesh of conducting nanowires and a thin layer of elastic polymer might bring new electronic bandages that monitor biosignals for medical applications and provide therapeutic stimulation through the skin.\u00a0[continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Biomedical ‘skin-like bandage’ is stretch, durable and long lasting” – Purdue News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"A durable skin-like bandage created by a Purdue assistant professor might revolutionize biomedical sensing and improve patient care. Chi Hwan Lee’s Lab has developed a product that looks and feels like a bandage, but it’s really a thin electronic device that collect.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2013<\/p>\n

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“More solar innovation: Stanford’s peel-and-stick flexible application” – Forbes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"The technology has other advantages. According to the Stanford Engineering \u201cUnlike standard thin-film solar cells, peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells do not require any direct fabrication on the final carrier substrate. This is a far more dramatic development than it may initially seem.\u00a0[continue to read]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Peel-and-stick solar panel” – SolarPowerWorld<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Thin-film photovoltaic cells are traditionally fixed on rigid silicon and glass substrates, which severely limits their usefulness, says Chi Hwan Lee, lead author of the paper and a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. Xiaolin Zheng, a Stanford assistant professor of mechanical engineering.\u00a0[continue to read]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Scientists develop World’s first peel-off solar cells” – Mashable<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Researchers created the first flexible, reusable decal-like solar panels that can attach to almost any surface. The Thin-Film Solar Cells (TFSCs) can be affixed to paper, plastic and glass without direct fabrication. The adhesive comes off with some room-temperature water.\u00a0[continue to read]<\/a>\u00a0[movie]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Flexible solar cells can stick to just anywhere” – MIT Technology Review<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Researchers describe a way to make solar cells that can be applied like stickers to different surfaces, broadening applications. Solar panels are typically heavy, which makes them expensive to install and rigid, which limits where they can be used. In the current issues of Nature Scientific Reports, researchers describe.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“New directions solar” – Solar Windows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Engineers around the world are striving to create new sources of non-polluting energy. Nowhere are these efforts more pronounced than tin the field of solar research. The promise of clean and abundant energy from the sun is fueling a global push.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2011<\/p>\n

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“Nanowire electronics that can be shaped to fit” – Materials Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Engineers around the world are striving to create new sources of non-polluting energy. Nowhere are these efforts more pronounced than tin the field of solar research. The promise of clean and abundant energy from the sun is fueling a global push.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Nanocircuits that adhere to any substrate” – EE Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"Researchers at Stanford University recently demonstrated a novel wafer-scale lift-off process for fabricating nanowire-based circuits on reusable silicon wafers, then transferring them to any substrate in any shape. The research team claims the flexible circuitry can be used to create.\u00a0[continue to read] <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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