Biotechnology
Jun 21, 2023
The art and science of living-like architecture
"This technology is not alive," says Laia Mogas-Soldevila. "It is living-like."
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Biochemistry
Jun 13, 2023
Retooling the ribosomal translation machine could expand chemical repertoire of cells
Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals—from fuels to fabrics and drugs—beyond the normal repertoire of microbes.
Polymers
Jun 12, 2023
Researchers achieve higher precision with biocompatible hydrogel photoresist
Hydrogel materials are widely used due to their excellent biocompatibility. However, the micro- and nanofabrication biomaterials, such as small-diameter artificial blood vessels, flexible biomaterial microdevices, minimally ...
Biotechnology
Jun 12, 2023
Taking biofabrication to the next level: Innovations in volumetric bioprinting
Bioprinting is the printing of living cells and tissues. It's a promising technique that hopefully, one day, can solve the organ donor shortage by growing organs from patients' own cells. However, printing living tissues ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2023
Researchers create engineered human tissue to study mosquito bites, disease
A UCF research team has engineered tissue with human cells that mosquitoes love to bite and feed upon—with the goal of helping fight deadly diseases transmitted by the biting insects.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2023
Granulated gels: The best of both worlds for bioprinted cells
Printing living cells into functional tissues is highly complex, and with every technological innovation more challenges are presented.
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2023
Simultaneous multi-material embedded printing for 3D heterogeneous structures
Publishing in the journal International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, the team led by researchers based at the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems deposited different biomaterials simultaneously ...
Polymers
Jun 2, 2023
Discovery challenges 30-year-old dogma in associative polymers research
A University of Virginia-led study about a class of materials called associative polymers appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the materials, which have unique self-healing and flow properties, function at ...
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2023
Recombinant and tunable spidroin hydrogels for drug release and cell culture
In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that recombinant spider silk protein hydrogels have many attractive features. They allow encapsulation of cells and bioactive molecules simply by incubation at 37°C. ...
Materials Science
May 25, 2023
Developing sustainable textiles as alternatives to fossil-based fibers
Today's outdoor clothing mainly relies on oil-based fibers and chemicals that are harmful for the environment. In her doctoral research, Helena Sederholm develops environmentally friendly water-repellent textiles by following ...
