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Bio & Medicine Feb 7, 2024

3D printing technology for tissue: Researchers combine hydrogels and fibers

In the latest study by Prof. Dr. Leonid Ionov, Professor of Biofabrication, and his team at the University of Bayreuth, various types of hydrogels were extensively tested for the 3D printing of tissues. A hydrogel is a water-retaining ...

Biotechnology Feb 5, 2024

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates have developed a 3D-bioprinting system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

Polymers Feb 1, 2024

Innovative portable sensors for hydrogen peroxide detection

In a study published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) have unveiled a breakthrough in the detection of hydrogen peroxide H2O2, a vital biomarker in ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 31, 2024

Computer-designed proteins allow for tunable hydrogels that can form both inside and outside of cells

When researchers want to study how COVID makes us sick, or what diseases such as Alzheimer's do to the body, one approach is to look at what's happening inside individual cells. Researchers sometimes grow the cells in a 3D ...

Polymers Jan 26, 2024

Bioinspired hydrogel pattern enhances atmospheric water harvesting via directional droplet steering

The water in the air originates from both natural and forced evaporation, with condensation being the final and crucial step in water harvesting. Condensation involves nucleation, growth, and shedding of water droplets, which ...

Polymers Jan 16, 2024

Scientists open door to achieving high-precision 'slippery structural hydrogel'

Hydrogels inevitably undergo dehydration, structural collapse, and shrinkage deformation due to the uninterrupted evaporation in the atmosphere, thereby losing their flexibility, slipperyness, and manufacturing precision.

Biochemistry Jan 15, 2024

How living materials from algae can best capture carbon

Scientists from TU Delft have found how confined microalgal cells grow optimally in photosynthetic engineered living materials. With the use of light energy, the microalgae convert CO2 from the air into sugars, energy and ...

Polymers Jan 15, 2024

Going beyond plastic: Tara gum as a green polymer

Synthetic, non-biodegradable plastics are major sources of environmental pollution and have prompted rising interest in sustainable, biodegradable alternatives derived from natural polymers. "Tara gum," derived from the seeds ...

Polymers Jan 15, 2024

Food-grade encapsulated photocatalyst materials for clean, green hydrogen generation

Environmental pollution and affordable clean energy are the two major sustainable development goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. All countries set their goals for decarbonization by the year 2050 and ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 11, 2024

Transferring laser-induced graphene at extremely low temperatures for ultrathin bioelectronics

A recent study published in Nature Electronics discusses stretchable graphene–hydrogel interfaces for wearable and implantable bioelectronics.

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