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Materials Science Oct 4, 2023

Team develops superhydrophobic surface that can stay dry for months underwater

A species of spider lives its entire life underwater, despite having lungs that can only breathe atmospheric oxygen. How does it do it? This spider, known as the Argyroneta aquatica, has millions of rough, water-repellent ...

Biochemistry Aug 14, 2023

Scientists develop efficient spray technique for bioactive materials

Rutgers University scientists have devised a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of transdermal ...

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 ...

Biochemistry Apr 6, 2023

3D printed ferroelectric materials proven to eliminate harmful bacteria including E. coli

A new way of using 3D printing to create infection-fighting materials for use as medical implants has been revealed in a new research paper, published in Advanced Materials Technologies.

Biochemistry Apr 5, 2023

Researchers develop scalable and continuous surface modification process for magnesium alloy wires

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute and German medical equipment manufacturer Meotec GmbH have developed the world's first industrially scalable surface modification process for bioabsorbable magnesium alloy wires.

Soft Matter Apr 4, 2023

Detecting, predicting and preventing aortic ruptures with computational modeling

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person's aorta, the largest artery in the body, to weaken and bulge outward. If left untreated, it can continue to grow and eventually rupture, which can lead to life-threatening ...

Biochemistry Mar 20, 2023

Can synthetic polymers replace the body's natural proteins?

Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle and even generate movement.

Polymers Dec 8, 2022

A new measurement technique for 3D orientation imaging of polymer chains

In some materials, the molecules line up in a regular, repeating pattern. In others, they all point in random directions. But in many advanced materials used in medicine, computer chip manufacturing and other industries, ...

General Physics Nov 1, 2022

Simulating the shear destruction of red blood cells

Many medical devices for treating heart failure generate nonphysiological shear flow. This can trigger the destruction of red blood cells after implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs), artificial heart valves, vascular ...

Nanomaterials Oct 6, 2022

Widespread pipe repair technique sends nanoplastics into the atmosphere, new study finds

The tiny bits of plastic that wear off bottles, plastic bags, automotive parts and even cosmetics get into the soil and the water supply. They disrupt chemical cycles, throw off ecosystem health and pollute environments both ...

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