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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability
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Conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch (cUSBr-Patch) for Deep Tissue Scanning and Imaging

Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
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Conformable Ultrasound Patch (cUFP) For Cavitation-Enhanced Transdermal Drug Delivery

Ultrasound-induced transdermal drug delivery (sonophoresis) has long lingered in the by-lanes of academic and industrial research, and has …
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conformable Multimodal Sensory Facemask (cMaSK)

Facemasks are used to reduce exposure to viruses and other environmental hazards such as air pollution, and integrating wearable electronic…
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Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy
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BBC 100 Women 2023: Canan Dagdeviren

Professor Dagdeviren was recognized for her work developing a wearable ultrasound patch for early breast cancer detection.
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How to Grow (Almost) Anything - A New Model for Global Synthetic Biology Education

A Distance Learning Model for Global Laboratory-Based Synthetic Biology Education Synthetic Biology ( SynBio) tools hold the…
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Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
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Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
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Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative
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Community Biotechnology

Community Biotechnology
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Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
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Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts
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Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering
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Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
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Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
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MIT-developed device could be a lifesaving gamechanger in diagnosing breast cancer

Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to Boston 25 News about a wearable ultrasound device that could help detect early-stage breast cancer.
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Wearable ultrasound that could detect breast cancer developed by MIT

Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to CBS News about a wearable ultrasound device that could allow users to detect early changes in breast tissue.
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Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis
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The Loh Down on Science: Skin Deep

On "The Loh Down on Science," host Sandra Tsing Loh reports on research from the Conformable Decoders group.
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Patches to the rescue

MIT Technology Review reports on transdermal drug delivery research from the Conformable Decoders group, led by Professor Canan Dagdeviren.
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Life-Nanomachine Synergism

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/Nanoelectronics has the potential to enable radica…
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A tailored, electronic textile conformable suit for large-scale spatiotemporal physiological sensing in vivo

The rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies has further promoted the field of wearables and smart textiles. Ho…
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Wearable patch can painlessly deliver drugs through the skin

Using ultrasonic waves that propel drug molecules into the skin, the patch could be used to treat a variety of skin conditions.
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A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier

The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
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Canan Dağdeviren: “Follow your dream because life is too short to follow someone else’s”

Canan Dağdeviren, head of the Conformable Decoders research group, discusses her time at the MIT Media Lab and where her research is headed.
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Essence Wearables: Biometric Olfactory Interfaces for Day and Night

Human-computer interaction (HCI) has traditionally focused on designing and investigating interfaces that provide explicit visual, auditory…
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A global lab for teaching and practicing synthetic biology

A pandemic-fueled transformation of the MIT course "How to Grow (Almost) Anything" leads to next steps in democratizing synthetic biology
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How to make Covid the last pandemic

A new paper published by Kevin Esvelt lays out a blueprint for preventing, preparing for, and responding to future pandemics.
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MIT engineers develop sensors for face masks that help gauge fit

The system measures biological and environmental changes, and detects contact between the mask and the wearer’s skin.
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conformable Facial Code Extrapolation Sensor (cFaCES)

AbstractDevices that facilitate nonverbal communication typically require high computational loads or have rigid and bulky form factors&nbs…
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Health 0.0

Health 0.0
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Development: A Translational Perspective

Technical summary: Future of clinical development is on the verge of a major transformation due to convergence of large new digital data so…
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Helping Emergency Care Physicians Diagnose Sepsis and Bacterial Infections with Machine Learning and Vision

General overview:Sepsis, a life-threatening complication of bacterial infection, leads to millions of worldwide deaths requires significant…
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AI Methods for Rapid Automated Staining and Destaining of Tissue Biopsies in Hospitals

General OverviewStaining of tissues sections using chemical and biological dyes has been used for over a century for visualizing various ti…
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Digital Clinical Trials with Novel Machine Learning and AI Architectures

Dr. Shah was an invited speaker and a contributor at The National Cancer Policy Forum developed workshop series at the The National Academi…
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Self-Learning AI Model Learns from Patient Data to Design Novel Clinical Trials

Technical summaryUnstructured learning problems without well-defined rewards are unsuitable for current reinforcement learning (RL) approac…
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Deep Learning to Develop and Analyze Computational Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining of Tissue Images for Digital Biopsies

Staining of tissues sections using chemical and biological dyes has been used for over a century for visualizing various tissue types and m…
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Research Area | Rapid Fabrication and Integration of Medical Devices and Technologies

Dr. Shah and his research lab at MIT has significant expertise and motivation to bring problems from the clinic and society into the labora…
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Research Area | Emergent Neural Networks to Redesign Clinical Testing of Medicines and Learning from Real World Evidence

Research studies led by Dr. Shah, in collaboration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA),  have develope…
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Research Area | Application, Interpretability and Clinical Translation of Deep Learning Algorithms for Medical Images

Research studies led by Dr. Shah in his laboratory have created new paradigms for using low-cost images captured using simple optical …
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Breaking through the mucus barrier

A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.
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Cell Rover: Exploring and augmenting the inner world of the cell

MIT researchers describe an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems + can operate wirelessly inside a living cell
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MIT's Spectrum highlights Dr. Canan Dagdeviren in an article titled "Better Conforming Medical Devices"

By John Pavlus Imagine you're a patient being treated for Parkinson's Disease, which causes tremors. The disorder kills brain cells th…
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Democratizing prosthetic and diabetic care: A resilient model for healthcare delivery

As developers of prosthetic technology, we’re dedicated to understanding the challenges that people with limb loss face, not just after amp…
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Magnetomicrometry

C. R. Taylor, S. S. Srinivasan, S. H. Yeon, M. K. O'Donnell, T. J. Roberts, H. M. Herr, Magnetomicrometry, Sci.Robot. 6, eabg0656 (2021), DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abg0656
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Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)

Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioception,…
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Neural interface technology for advanced prosthetic limbs

Recent advances in artificial limbs have resulted in the provision of powered ankle and knee function for lower extremity amputees and powe…
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Surgical technique improves sensation, control of prosthetic limb

New study describes first human implementation of novel approach to limb amputation.
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Magnetomicrometry: Tissue Tracking via Implanted Magnetic Beads

Amputation, muscle weakness, and nerve damage can make it difficult to perform simple daily tasks. In this project, we are developing a mi…
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Improving prosthetic control using magnetomicrometry

We plan to use magnetomicrometry to provide natural control over prosthetic limbs
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Magnetomicrometry: Tissue Length Tracking via Implanted Magnetic Beads

C. Taylor, Magnetomicrometry : Tissue length tracking via implanted magnetic beads (2020). https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/130210
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Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor

Amiri, N., Tasnim, F., Tavakkoli Anbarani, M., Dagdeviren, C.†, Karami, A.†, “Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor”, Smart Materials and Structures, 30 085017, 2021.
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Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence

Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence
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Association between COVID-19 Outcomes and Mask Mandates, Adherence, and Attitudes

We extend previous studies on the impact of masks on COVID-19 outcomes by investigating an unprecedented breadth and depth of health outcom…
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Automated end-to-end deep learning framework for classification and tumor localization from native nonstained pathology images

Akram Bayat, Connor Anderson and Pratik Shah. "Automated end-to-end deep learning framework for classification and tumor localization from native nonstained pathology images," Proc. SPIE 11596, Medical Imaging 2021: Image Processing, 115960A (15 February 2021); doi: 10.1117/12.2582303
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Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs

Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
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MIT develops machine-washable sensors that embed in clothing for constant vital sign monitoring

Its potential here on Earth has much more widespread benefit potential, particularly in the era of COVID-19.
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Frequently Asked Questions: A tailored, electronic textile conformable suit for large-scale spatiotemporal physiological sensing in vivo
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Decoding of Facial Strains via Conformable Piezoelectric Interfaces

Sun, T.*, Tasnim, F.*, McIntosh, R. T., Amiri, N., Solav, D., Anbarani, M. T., Sadat, S., Zhang, L., Gu, Y., Karami, M. A., Dagdeviren, C.†, “Decoding of Facial Strains via Conformable Piezoelectric Interfaces”, Nature Biomedical Engineering, 4, 954–972, 2020.
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New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.
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Self-Reconfigurable Micro-Implants

New technology for next-generation wireless + batteryless micro-implantsThese wireless batteryless micro-chips can reprogram themselves ins…
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On-Face Olfactory Interfaces

We envision that a close-to-nose interface could be used as a complementary or alternative wearable method to nasal cannulas or masks,…
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Machine learning algorithms for classification of microcirculation images from septic and non-septic patients

Perikumar Javia, Rana A, Shapiro NI, Shah P. IEEE Xplore, Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (2018) (Conference acceptance rate: 14%). DOI: 10.1109/ICMLA.2018.00097
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Computational histological staining and destaining of prostate core biopsy RGB images with generative adversarial neural networks

Aman Rana, Yauney G, Lowe A, Shah P. IEEE Xplore, Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (2018) (Conference acceptance rate: 14%). DOI: 10.1109/ICMLA.2018.00133
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Doze: On-skin Scent Diffusion and Drug Delivery Patch

Doze is an IoT enabled platform for personalized scent diffusion and on-skin drug delivery. Leveraging a hydrogel technology, the Doze syst…
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A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate

Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.
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Low-latency tracking of multiple permanent magnets

C. R. Taylor, H. G. Abramson, and H. M. Herr, “Low-Latency Tracking of Multiple Permanent Magnets,” IEEE Sensors Journal, pp. 1–11, 2019.
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ORBIT (Olfactory Response Baseline Identification Test)

I am currently developing a new approach in conducting sensory examinations via the Olfactory Response Baseline Identification Test (O.R.B.…
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Gamma SENSE: Sensory Engaging Nebulised Scent Experience

The Gamma SENSE (Sensory Engaging Nebulised Scent Experience) is a pioneering instrumental addition to the gamma instrument series. The dev…
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Designer molecular mops: Water-soluble cytokine receptors fused with Fc domain of IgG may be therapeutic for cytokine storms

In April 2019, Shuguang Zhang's lab started to use the QTY code to design a class of water-soluble cytokine receptors, including interferon…