Creating a New Generation of Biomaterials
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Connecticut researcher is using hydrogels to mimic the defining features of animal connective tissue.
Jul 21, 2010
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Lessening the Penalty for Creating Block Copolymer Nanostructures
How do you make a material that has the elasticity of a rubber band and the thermal insulation of a Styrofoam cup? Connect two distinct polymer chains - poly(isoprene) and poly(styrene) - end to end like a ...
Jul 19, 2010
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Genetic inspiration could show the way to revolutionise information technology
UCI researchers develop world's first plastic antibodies
Liposome-hydrogel hybrids: No toil, no trouble for stronger bubbles
People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age. In the latest successful merger, researchers at the National Institute ...
Jun 09, 2010
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Scaffold gradients: Finding the right environment for developing cells
People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their support structures. Now a research team from ...
May 27, 2010
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A Straightforward Solution for Increasing Solar Cell Performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers recently demonstrated improved stability and efficiency of a certain type of solar cell by incorporating a commercially available additive into the ...
Apr 29, 2010
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Pull-chain 'polymer' solves puzzle of complex molecular packing
New 'nanoburrs' could add to arsenal of therapies against heart disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, an advance that potentially provides an alternative ...
Jan 18, 2010
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A Tiny Cage of Gold Responds to Light, Opening to Empty Its Contents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a polymer-coated gold nanocage that not only opens in response to light to release a small amount of a drug payload, but then closes when the ...
Nov 19, 2009
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How Did Evolution Begin?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life's ability to replicate itself is essential for evolution, yet even the simplest kind of replication requires a relatively complex system. So what kind of non-replicating system might ...
Sep 28, 2009
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The Long and the Short of Acrylate Polymerization
Molten Proteins: Surface-modified liquid protein with liquid-crystalline properties
(PhysOrg.com) -- Proteins are solids. When heated they do not melt; instead, they decompose or sublime directly to the gas phase at low pressures. They cannot be converted into a liquid form unless they are dissolved in a ...
Aug 17, 2009
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Researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells
University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants ...
Jun 19, 2009
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'Writing' Patterns on Carbon Nanotubes With Polymer Chains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes are at the center of the nanoelectronics research movement, with scientists making great progress toward getting nanotube-based electronic devices into the hands of consumers. ...
May 19, 2009
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