Search results for gelatin

Materials Science Oct 7, 2013

New jelly substance could replace platinum in fuel cells

(Phys.org) —A substance made from gelatin could be used to replace platinum in fuel cells, according to research published by University of Birmingham scientists in the Royal Society of Chemistry Journal of Materials Chemistry ...

Materials Science Oct 4, 2013

Improving the performance of titanium implants by bioactive composite coatings

Researchers in Japan and China tested a novel urease fabrication process for coating titanium implants with bioactive CaP/gelatin composites. Published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, the research suggests ...

Materials Science Dec 6, 2012

Researchers develop hybrid scaffold, potential for future skin tissue engineering

Researchers in Japan have created a hybrid scaffold which promotes regeneration of skin in live animals while maintaining mechanical strength making it a promising material for future skin tissue engineering. This research ...

Biochemistry Jul 13, 2011

New method for making human-based gelatin

Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for producing large quantities of human-derived gelatin that could become a substitute for some of the 300,000 tons of animal-based gelatin produced annually for gelatin-type ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 25, 2011

Self-powered, blood-activated sensor detects pancreatitis quickly and cheaply

A new low cost test for acute pancreatitis that gets results much faster than existing tests has been developed by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.

Biochemistry Nov 8, 2010

Fish gelatin: Ultra-high-tech biomedical uses ahead?

Natural gelatin, extracted from the shiny skin of a seagoing fish called Alaskan pollock, may someday be put to intriguing new biomedical uses. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist Bor-Sen Chiou is developing strong ...

Agriculture Nov 14, 2023

A sweet solution: Turning winery waste into jelly

Researchers in Turkey have proposed a new sustainable solution for winery waste. In a new study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture they have demonstrated how one of the most significant by-products ...

Biochemistry Nov 6, 2023

Scientists develop new hydrogels for wound management

Open wounds, whether caused by accidents or from medical procedures like surgery, require proper management to speed up healing and prevent infections. While sutures and staples are common wound closure methods, they can ...

Polymers Oct 23, 2023

Chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses

They number in the thousands, light striking the phalanx of lenses arrayed on a face in geometric pattern, the beams refracting through transparent mounds no wider than a hair.

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 ...

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