Shahinpoor included in Sun Journal article on advances in Maine medicine
Mohsen Shahinpoor, a University of Maine mechanical engineering professor specializing in biomedical engineering, was mentioned in the Sun Journal article, “Medical wonders: The cool, new and unique in Maine medicine.” Shahinpoor believes health care will see more smart materials and systems, such as artificial muscles made from polymers, which he has been working on, according to the article. Shahinpoor also cited a magnetically controlled device to stop incontinence, an invention by one of his recently graduated doctoral students who now works with pharmaceutical company Pfizer, the article states. “The future is in health engineering,” Shahinpoor said.