Dave Hampton, Camstent, outlines a solution for reducing infections using bacteria-phobic coatings
Living cells have been given the ability to grow their own protective polymer coats. Such polymer coats could allow for new cell–polymer hybrids with unique surface properties and interactions not found in nature, which could be useful in cell therapy, biocatalysis and biomachines.
A method using a predatory bacterium to extract bioplastic materials from the inside of other bacteria without degrading it, has been developed by a team of Spanish researchers. The system, that has been already patented, will enable these products to be obtained at low cost and also at industrial scale in bacterial cell factories.
Plastics and other polymers are used every day, and they are predominantly produced from fossil resources by means of petrochemical refinery process. Conversely, polyesters known as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are naturally synthesized by many microorganisms, as discrete granules inside the cells.
A research work carried out by horticulturists at the Iowa State University showed that innovative bioplastic materials can allow gardeners to take sustainable care of their plants and can also assist the plants to “self-fertilize” and to develop healthier roots.
Clinicians often use small metallic coils to treat gastrointestinal bleeding, aneurysm or other such uncontrollable hemorrhaging. These coils can be inserted into a blood vessel permanently and prevent further bleeding. However, there are certain limitations to such coils.
A group of researchers including Daniel Weix, a chemistry professor at the University of Rochester, has developed a technique to identify new catalysts that may help to synthesize drugs inexpensively and more efficiently.
The advanced phase of acute kidney injury can be fatal in even one in two patients. Fortunately, now it will be possible to detect the disease in its initial stages, when treatment is still relatively simple and the prognosis good.
A 3D printable ink has been developed by a group of researchers from Northwestern University. This 3D printable ink is capable of developing a synthetic bone implant that can rapidly induce bone growth and regeneration. The shape of this hyperelastic bone material can be customized, and could one day be used to treat bone defects in children.
WuXi Biologics, a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company dedicated to biologics and a WuXi AppTec company, announced today the opening of a new commercial-scale cGMP biologics perfusion manufacturing facility in Wuxi city, China.
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