Uconn Developing Implantable Chip for Soldiers

Summary posted by Meridian on 1/1/2008
Source: Nanowerk
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Researchers from the University of Connecticut in the U.S. are developing nanotechnology-based chips that can be implanted by injection under the skin of soldiers to monitor their health in the field. According to the article, the nanosensor, which is made with silicone, will be implanted in soldiers’ wrists using a standard hypodermic needle. The soldiers will also wear “a watch-like transmitter that will receive readings of the soldier's glucose and lactose levels.” In order to keep the body’s immune system from attacking the sensor, the researchers have developed a gel coating that contains a time-released anti-inflammatory medication that allows the sensor to remain in a person for a minimum of three months. The researchers say that the technology could also have applications in monitoring the blood sugar levels of diabetics. The article says that the U.S. Army has been involved over the last five years in the development of the sensors and that US$1.6 million has been allocated in a federal defense spending bill to support the project. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Uconn Developing Implantable Chip for Soldiers Summary posted by Meridian on 1/1/2008 Source: Nanowerk Author: n/a Researchers from the University of Connecticut in the U.S. are developing nanotechnology-based chips that can be implanted by injection under the skin of soldiers to monitor their health in the field. According to the article, the nanosensor, which is made with silicone, will be implanted in soldiers’ wrists using a standard hypodermic needle. The soldiers will also wear “a watch-like transmitter that will receive readings of the soldier's glucose and lactose levels.” In order to keep the body’s immune system from attacking the sensor, the researchers have developed a gel coating that contains a time-released anti-inflammatory medication that allows the sensor to remain in a person for a minimum of three months. The researchers say that the technology could also have applications in monitoring the blood sugar levels of diabetics. The article says that the U.S. Army has been involved over the last five years in the development of the sensors and that US$1.6 million has been allocated in a federal defense spending bill to support the project. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=3867.php As tagged by Meridian Institute: Health And Medical: Diagnostics, Devices Implications: Military Applications Regions: North America Stakeholders: Academia Related Forums: Health and Medical print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.