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Deploying a hydrogel to wounds in the trachea poses a distinct challenge

Biomaterials expert Don Griffin is taking his team's success using microporous annealed particle (MAP) gels for wound healing to a dynamic, difficult environment.

Within five years, the team hopes that Springbok’s precision muscle analysis will be widely used in pro and college sports, and also in many areas of medicine.

Graduate Student Interns Work to Save Medical Teams Precious Time in Treating Stroke Patients

Graduate student interns strive to save medical teams precious time in treating stroke patients as part of a new internship program that helps them build toward their future...

A total of 75,000 swabs are slated for production each week, with 15,000 swabs remaining at UVA Health to support testing at the health system.

Projects range from development of biosensors, artificial intelligence for testing, vaccine development, novel treatment options, and better data analytics to predict the spread of the virus.

The Story of How a Broadly Useful Cardiac Imaging Technique Comes to an MRI Scanner Near You

For the last 15 years, Epstein and the researchers in his group have been the world leaders in developing a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging technology that can directly measure...

Imagine if muscle stem cells could be harvested from the patient, cultured, and then 3-D printed onto a biocompatible substrate, where they would be stretched and exercised to grow and mature to produce a foldable tissue patch that would then be implanted at the muscle wound site.

Richard J. Price, who holds joint faculty appointments in UVA’s schools of Medicine and Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural “blood-brain barrier,” which protects the brain from harmful pathogens. His approach aims to breach the barrier only where needed, and only when...

Georgia Mackenzie is a University of Virginia cross country and track runner, a newly graduated biomedical engineer, and a painter and illustrator. She sees a connection in all of her pursuits.

We are on the frontier of developing regenerative medicine therapeutics and tissue-engineering implants for our wounded warriors. However, the groundbreaking innovations at the heart of the bio-economy require long-term, sustained funding support.