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Chemical Insights About Ceramic may Help Develop Novel Bone-Replacement Biomaterial

Your chance of breaking a bone sometime within the next year is nearly 4%. If you're unlucky enough to need a bone replacement, it'll probably be based on a metal part. Unfortunately, metal parts are sometimes toxic over time, and will not help your original bone regrow.

6 Jun 2022

How Can Agar be Used in Biodegradable Packaging?

Researchers from Chile and the UK have collaborated on a new paper in Materials exploring the use of agar in biodegradable packaging. The paper has important implications for reducing the environmental damage of plastic packaging.

3 Jun 2022

Qualities of Biocomposites with Wood Waste

A team of researchers from Hungary and India have investigated the qualities and properties of PLA biocomposites incorporating wood waste. The paper has appeared in the journal Polymers.

1 Jun 2022

New Nature-Mimetic Enzyme can Efficiently Digest Lignin

A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and materials.

1 Jun 2022

Scientists Develop Multi-Functional Bandage Using Mucins to Speed up Healing Process

Traditional bandages could be useful for healing minor skin abrasions, but soft-tissue injuries, such as those on the tongue or sensitive regions like the intestines, are more difficult to treat.

31 May 2022

Scientists Design Strain-Perception-Strengthening Enabled Biomimetic Skin for a Dynamic Transformation from Tactile to Pain Perception

Prof. Tao Chen’s team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) suggested a strain-perception-strengthening (SPS) enabled biomimetic soft skin that can convert from tactile to pain perception dynamically.

31 May 2022

Using Cotton Stalk Raw Material as Li-Ion Anode Material

Scientists from Shihezi University in China have reported the use of raw cotton stalk materials to construct novel lithium-ion anode materials for use in energy storage applications. Their research has appeared in the journal Materials Letters.

27 May 2022

Oral Biomedical Applications of Chitosan

Chitosan and chitosan derivatives have increasing found application in the biomedical sciences. A review on the use of these materials in oral biomedicine has been published in Polymers.

25 May 2022

Tendon/Bone Healing with Mineralized Fish Scale Scaffolds

In an article recently published in the journal Bioactive Materials, researchers discussed the utility of nano-calcium silicate mineralized fish scale scaffolds for enhancing tendon-bone healing.

23 May 2022

Researchers Develop Advanced NMR Method to Monitor Fast, Complicated Biomolecular Events

A small group of researchers including Dennis Kurzbach from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna just published in "Nature Protocols" an advanced NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) method to monitor fast and complicated biomolecular events such as protein folding.

18 May 2022

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Biomaterials News

Chemical Insights About Ceramic may Help Develop Novel Bone-Replacement Biomaterial

How Can Agar be Used in Biodegradable Packaging?

Qualities of Biocomposites with Wood Waste

New Nature-Mimetic Enzyme can Efficiently Digest Lignin

Scientists Develop Multi-Functional Bandage Using Mucins to Speed up Healing Process

Scientists Design Strain-Perception-Strengthening Enabled Biomimetic Skin for a Dynamic Transformation from Tactile to Pain Perception

Using Cotton Stalk Raw Material as Li-Ion Anode Material

Oral Biomedical Applications of Chitosan

Tendon/Bone Healing with Mineralized Fish Scale Scaffolds

Researchers Develop Advanced NMR Method to Monitor Fast, Complicated Biomolecular Events

Is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology the Future Driver of the Automotive Industry?

The Future of XRF Technology with Revontium

Unlocking the Secrets of Isothermal Desorption Spectroscopy

Choosing the Right Chromium Carbide Overlay Plate for High Abrasion Resistance

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Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ X900 XRF Spectrometer

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Reduction of Latent Defects in Semiconductor Films

What is the Future of Viscosity Testing?

How Tapes are Transforming Robotic Applications

Surface Analysis of Zebrafish Using COXEM’s EM-40 Tabletop SEM: A Detailed Examination of Microstructure and Composition

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Biomaterials News

Is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology the Future Driver of the Automotive Industry?

The Future of XRF Technology with Revontium

Unlocking the Secrets of Isothermal Desorption Spectroscopy

1A Novel Method for Accurate SoC Estimation in LiFePO4 Batteries

2Rockwell Automation Provides Integrated Technology For PFi’s World-First Australian-Made Solution For Wastewater Treatment By Major Beverages Company

3Nickel-Based Catalysts Drive Efficient Hydrogen Production in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers

4A Novel Electrochemical Reactor for Direct Air Capture

5Sustainable Energy: Silk Threads as Power Sources

6Revolutionizing Alloy Research: InssTek’s MX-Lab Gains Global Acclaim

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