First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection

Sitting directly on a transplanted kidney, the ultrathin, soft implant can detect temperature irregularities associated with inflammation and other body responses that arise with transplant rejection. Then, it alerts the patient or physician by wirelessly streaming data to a nearby smartphone or tablet.

Northwestern's John A. Rogers, a bioelectronics pioneer who led the device development, said it's critical to identify rejection events as soon as they occur. Gallon also is a professor of nephrology and hypertension and organ transplantation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Rogers is the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and director of the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics . Gallon and Rogers co-led the study with Dr.

Miniature electronics accompany the sensor. The electronics include a tiny coin cell battery and Bluetooth communications. Credit: Northwestern University Not only does the new device detect rejection signs earlier than other methods, it also offers continuous, real-time monitoring. Right after transplant surgeries, patients might get blood tests more than once per week. But, over time, blood tests become less frequent, leaving patients in the dark for weeks at a time.Dr. Joaquin Brieva, a Northwestern Medicine dermatologist, is familiar with waiting and wondering.

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

University strike: Queen's staff unlikely to join widespread actionUlster University, Stranmillis University College and St Mary's University College will be affected.
Source: BBCNewsNI - 🏆 95. / 52 Read more »

Almost half of students do not think university is worth the moneyNearly three quarters (72 per cent) said they were shocked by how much university now costs
Source: Glasgow_Live - 🏆 4. / 97 Read more »

Nearly half of students do not believe university is worth the costNearly three quarters (72 per cent) said they were shocked by how much university now costs
Source: nottslive - 🏆 96. / 52 Read more »

Taggart: Archive devoted to detective show opens at Glasgow Caledonian UniversityTaggart: The People's Archive opened to the public on Wednesday - on the 40th anniversary of the much-loved detective show's pilot episode.
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

University students could miss out on ‘quality education’ amid funding pressureUK universities need ‘a sustainable funding model’ to be engines of innovation and change, the higher education sector chief will say.
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »

University students could miss out on ‘quality education’ amid funding pressureUK universities need ‘a sustainable funding model’ to be engines of innovation and change, the higher education sector chief will say.
Source: Observer_Owl - 🏆 18. / 72 Read more »