UCLA researchers streamline skin tissue analysis with virtual staining technique
Daily Bruin | Aditi Kumar Jan. 17, 2022 UCLA researchers have developed a virtual, non-invasive method of visualizing skin tissue that could transform how skin diseases are diagnosed. In a Nov. 18 study, UCLA researchers described how artificial intelligence could be...
UCLA Researchers Develop Flexible Battery for Wearable Bioelectronics
UCLA bioengineers developed flexible fiber battery Credit : Dr.Jun Chen/UCLA December 1, 2021 SCIENCE ADVANCES A team of bioengineering researchers from UCLA has developed a lightweight, durable and rechargeable fiber battery for potential use in electronic textiles...
On-demand nanozyme signal enhancement at the push of a button for the improved detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in serum
Nov 22, 2021 The laboratories of Professors Daniel Kamei and Benjamin Wu recently published an article summarizing their development of an innovative point-of-care device for detecting COVID-19 in undiluted serum. In their research, they developed a nanozyme signal...
UCLA Researchers Develop Improved Computational Model to Analyze Antibody Patterns
Advance could lead to Invention of better vaccines and therapies Nov 17, 2021 UCLA Samueli Newsroom A group of UCLA engineers and scientists has created a new approach to analyzing antibody levels in the human body. The advance could help guide the development of more...
Thirteen UCLA Engineers among World’s Most Influential Researchers
Nov 16, 2021 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Clarivate released today its list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers, including 13 scholars from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and more than 40 overall from across the campusSince 2002, Clarivate has released an annual Web of...
Giant magnetoelastic effect in soft systems for bioelectronics
Yihao Zhou, Xun Zhao, Jing Xu, Yunsheng Fang, Guorui Chen, Yang Song, Song Li & Jun Chen Nature Materials (2021)Cite this article Abstract The magnetoelastic effect—the variation of the magnetic properties of a material under mechanical stress—is usually observed...
UCLA Bioengineers Develop New Class of Human-Powered Bioelectronics
UCLA-designed self-powered, stretchable, waterproof magnetoelastic generator for bioelectronics Sep 30, 2021 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Ateam of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device....
Alumni- Developing Treatments for Prevention or Reversal of Immune System Aging
Immune system aging is one of the major drivers of human morbidity and mortality. There are limited methods available to slow or prevent normal age-related immune system decline in older individuals. Robert (Bobby) Brooke, a UCLA M.S. graduate in biomedical...
Artificial Intelligence Re-stained Images of Tissue Biopsy Expedite Diagnoses
Aug 24, 2021 UCLA Samueli Newsroom In lifesaving situations, expedient and accurate diagnostic tools are critical to aid pathologists in examining biopsied tissue samples looking for signs of diseases. UCLA engineers found a new path to achieve that with virtual...