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Biochemistry Sep 13, 2023

Scientists create anti-bacterial gel that is significantly more effective than other silver-based drugs

Russian scientists have developed an anti-bacterial gel based on silver and sulfur-containing amino acids. It is a hundred times more effective than other silver-based counterparts that also fights bacteria causing nosocomial ...

Biochemistry Sep 5, 2023

Will it slip or will it grip: Scientists ask, 'What is snail mucus?'

What is snail mucus? That was the question posed by researchers in a new study that examines the molecular composition of snail mucus. When analyzing the mucus of a common garden snail, they found it contained a complex collection ...

Nanomaterials Aug 31, 2023

'Countercation engineering' for thermoresponsive graphene-oxide nanosheets

Graphene-based two-dimensional materials have recently emerged as a focus of scientific exploration due to their exceptional structural, mechanical, electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Among them, nanosheets based ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 30, 2023

New 'droplet battery' could pave the way for miniature bio-integrated devices

University of Oxford researchers have made a significant step towards realizing miniature bio-integrated devices, capable of directly stimulating cells. Their work has been published in the journal Nature.

Biotechnology Aug 29, 2023

New and improved bioink to enhance 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs

An advancement in 3D bioprinting of native-like skeletal muscle tissues has been made by scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI). The key to the TIBI scientists' approach lies in their specially ...

Bio & Medicine Aug 29, 2023

A dynamic matrix with DNA-encoded viscoelasticity to support the development of organoids and other biological tissues

Over the past few decades, material scientists and chemists have been working on designing increasingly sophisticated materials for a wide range of technological and scientific applications. These materials include synthetic ...

Biochemistry Aug 23, 2023

Research team leverages power of ribosomes to develop chemical libraries

A research team led by University of California, Irvine scientists has developed an innovative method for quickly and efficiently creating vast collections of chemical compounds used in drug discovery by harnessing the power ...

Polymers Aug 23, 2023

Chemists develop unique design for tough but stretchable gels

Chenfeng Ke, an incoming associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, developed a unique design for tough but stretchable hydrogels, reported Aug. 23 in the journal Chem. The ...

Polymers Aug 22, 2023

Hydrogel locomotion regulated by light and electric fields

Materials scientists aim to develop autonomous materials that function beyond stimulus responsive actuation. In a new report in Science Advances, Yang Yang and a research team in the Center for Bioinspired Energy Science ...

Nanomaterials Aug 17, 2023

Researchers develop a sustainable gel film to capture carbon dioxide with reduced energy cost

Global CO2 emissions for 2022 reached 36.1 gigatons, and this consumed 13–36% of the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5°C, which means our permissible emissions could be depleted within two years.

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