Tag: National Science Foundation
UCI heads $8 million NSF-funded project to develop brain-computer interface
Implantable technology to restore sensation and walking in spinal cord injury patients
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 13, 2017 — The National Science Foundation has awarded $8...
Engineer aims to grow spinal tissue in lab
For a soldier who suffered a spinal cord injury on the battlefield, the promise of regenerative medicine is to fully repair the resulting limb...
UCLA professor developing potential treatment for spinal cord injuries
A UCLA professor is working to develop a treatment for spinal cord injuries, which are currently incurable.
Stephanie Seidlits, assistant professor of bioengineering, will attempt...
Big Improvements to Brain-Computer Interface
Newly developed “glassy carbon” electrodes transmit more robust signals to restore motion in people with damaged spinal cords.
When people suffer spinal cord injuries and...
Engineering a spinal cord repair kit
New, multifunctional fibers to help repair nerve damage or deliver treatment for mental, neurological disorders
Polina Anikeeva hopes to one day be able to regenerate...
UW center receives $16M to develop technology that helps paralyzed patients move again
Imagine a future when people who have been paralyzed can move their arms and legs again.
Researchers at the University of Washington aren’t just imagining...
