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Milica Radisic (ChemE, IBBME) is working with Axel Guenther and Edmond Young (both MIE) to create tiny models of the nose, mouth, eyes and lungs to better understand how COVID-19 infects organs. (Credit: Neil Ta)

How does COVID-19 invade our bodies so easily? U of T Engineering team uses ‘organ-on-a-chip’ model to find out

April 8, 2020

To develop COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral drugs, researchers first need to understand why this virus spreads so easily and quickly

Air filtration and COVID-19: Indoor air quality expert explains how to keep you and your building safe

March 20, 2020

Professor Jeffrey Siegel on the role of indoor air-filtration systems in protecting from the virus

IBBME researchers Buddhisha Udugama (left) and Pranav Kadhiresan (right) hold a miniaturized lithium heater. (Photo: Qin Dai)

U of T Engineering researchers develop pill-sized heating device for diagnostic testing

February 18, 2020

Technology developed by U of T Engineering researchers could enable resource-limited regions around the world to perform tests for infectious diseases without the need of a large device

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is involved in the 2020 GTA Heart Map Challenge, which aims to improve the accessibility of automated external defibrillators. (Credit: Pam Walls)

AEDs save lives. By mapping them, you can help save more.

February 12, 2020

GTA Heart Map Challenge aims to improve the accessibility of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

The handheld 3D skin printer developed by U of T Engineering researchers works like a paint roller, covering an area with a uniform sheet of skin, stripe by stripe. Blue dye was used for this photo shoot for visibility purposes. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Handheld 3D skin printer demonstrates accelerated healing of large, severe burns

February 4, 2020

Researchers at U of T Engineering and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre develop a skin printer that works like a paint roller, depositing bio ink that speeds up wound healing

Researchers develop method to improve transplantation of artificial insulin-producing cells

January 17, 2020

The research could improve the success of implantable islets to treat people living with diabetes

From left: Abdullah Syed, Shrey Sindhwani and Professor Warren Chan (all IBBME) are three of the co-authors of a new paper that describes how engineered nanoparticles enter tumours. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Most engineered nanoparticles enter tumours through cells, not between them

January 13, 2020

Discovery by U of T Engineering researchers challenges a ‘long-held dogma’ in the field of cancer nanomedicine

MapinHood is a new navigation app designed to take account of issues that affect pedestrians — from sidewalk construction to low-hanging branches — especially those that affect people with low vision. (Image courtesy iMerciv)

This U of T startup aims to make the world more navigable for pedestrians

November 13, 2019

iMerciv, co-founded by a U of T Engineering alumnus, is building a navigation app that focuses on the needs of people who travel on foot, especially those with low vision

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and his team have conducted a ‘virtual clinical trial’ to show that optimizing the locations of defibrillators does increase the rate at which they are used, as well predicted patient survival. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Study: Better-placed AEDs could save more lives

September 16, 2019

Simulations show that optimizing the distribution of defibrillators could increase how often they are used

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