A team created an adaptable, wearable and stretchable fabric embroidered with conductive threads that provides excellent signal-to-noise ratio for enhanced MRI scanning. Anyone who has had a mammogram ...

Smart shirt: Rice University graduate student Lauren Taylor shows a shirt containing carbon nanotube thread that provides constant monitoring of the wearer’s heart. (Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow/Rice ...

Threads, traditionally used in the apparel industry, have recently emerged as a promising material for the creation of tissue constructs and biomedical implants for organ replacement and repair. The ...