Biomedical Applications Division

A device that can pressurise steam to power autoclaves using solar energy offers the potential to safely sterilise medical equipment in remote locations at low costs.

An implantable, integrated device that combines sensors and a polyimide polymer web to detect when a bladder needs to be emptied, could be useful for patients with underactive bladders.

Dr Tahsin Ali Kassam at UDL Intellectual Property discusses a recently granted patent relating to variable focus fluid-filled lenses.