Researchers create a breathable alveolus in vitro
Researchers from Zhejiang University have successfully constructed biomimetic alveoli outside the human body that can replicate the process of human breathing.
Researchers from Zhejiang University have successfully constructed biomimetic alveoli outside the human body that can replicate the process of human breathing.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2023
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On the night of September 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco in the Atlas Mountains near the historic town of Marrakesh. The tremor, the biggest to strike the country in over a century, shattered hundreds of buildings ...
Earth Sciences
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Nanomaterials
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Economics & Business
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Nanomaterials
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Nanophysics
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A research team led by Prof. Chen Changlun from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has investigated Cu(I)Cu(II)-BTC ((BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate), a type of hydrogen isotope ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Biochemistry
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Every time a new cancer drug is announced, it represents hundreds of researchers spending years behind the scenes working to design and test a new molecule. The drug has to be not only effective, but also as safe as possible ...
Biochemistry
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