Gastrointestinal impairment (GII) is acute paralysis of the GI tract beginning two to seven days after major abdominal surgery. Around 25 percent of patients develop GII due to postoperative ileus (POI), a small bowel blockage or another postoperative complication. GII puts patients at risk and leads to readmission rates exceeding 20 percent following surgery. One (read more)
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UT Startup Seeks to Increase Cybersecurity Protection of Critical Infrastructure
Dr. Fan Zhang, Research Assistant Professor, along with Associate Professor Jamie Coble invented a technology designed to detect insider attacks towards critical industrial control systems (ICSs).
UTRF Startup Developing Next-Generation Devices for Endoscopy
A technology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, lies at the heart of a startup company creating next-generation medical devices for flexible endoscopy. EndoTheia harnesses the power of intelligently micro-machined materials to create highly dexterous manipulators, adding flexibility that increases therapeutic yields in complex endoscopic procedures. The company’s devices supplement widely used and commercially available (read more)