A Korean research team has recently developed an innovative vesico-vaginal fistula treatment method using the mussel adhesive protein (MAP) that can effectively seal fistulas in organs even when exposed to urine.
Cryoprotectants are used to protect biological material during frozen storage. They have to be removed when defrosting, and how much to use and how exactly they inhibit ice recrystallisation is poorly understood. The polymer poly(vinyl)alcohol (PVA) is arguably the most potent ice recrystallisation inhibitor and researchers from the University of Warwick have unravelled how exactly it works. This newly acquired knowledge base provides novel guidelines to design the next generation of cryoprotectants
Throughout history, leather has been a popular material for clothes and many other goods. However, the tanning process and use of livestock mean that it has a large environmental footprint, leading consumers and manufacturers alike to seek out alternatives. An article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, details how sustainable materials are giving traditional leather a run for its money.
Electronic textiles offer revolutionary new opportunities in various fields, in particular healthcare. But to be sustainable, they need to be made of renewable materials. A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now presents a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers fascinating and practical possibilities for electronic textiles.
UPM Biomedicals is excited to announce its collaboration with bioconvergence company CELLINK. The partnership brings together UPM’s expertise for producing non-animal derived, nanocellulose biomaterials with CELLINK’s years of experience in method development for 3D bioprinting, offering new groundbreaking solutions to this growing life sciences market.
Scientists have shown that a slimy, yet strong, biofilm made by some bacteria for safety and to enable them move about can help separate oil from water.
During spring, fields are covered with dandelions, which is a very common plant with toothed leaves and yellow gold flowers.
Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a theoretical model to design soft materials that demonstrate autonomous oscillating properties that mimic biological functions. The work could advance the design of responsive materials used to deliver therapeutics as well as for robot-like soft materials that operate autonomously.
Modern electronics is nearing the boundary of its capabilities, which are governed by the fundamental laws of physics.
Materials Scientists from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) together with their collaborators have designed a new technique to create synthetic biomaterials that replicate the internal structure, strength, durability, and stretchiness of tendons and other biological tissues.
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