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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.

Bio & Medicine Aug 15, 2023

Programmable DNA hydrogels for advanced cell culture and personalized medicine

In-vitro culture of biological cells plays an important role in advancing biological research. However, currently available cell culture materials have significant drawbacks. Many of them are derived from animal sources, ...

Biochemistry Aug 14, 2023

Transforming flies into degradable plastics

Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later—with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you might expect. Researchers describe their ...

General Physics Aug 11, 2023

Femtosecond laser technique births 'dancing microrobots': A breakthrough in multi-material microfabrication

A research team led by Prof. Wu Dong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a femtosecond laser 2-in-1 writing multi-material processing strategy to ...

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