UC Berkeley innovations speed up 3D bioprinting More than 113,000 people are currently on the national transplant list. And with a shortage of donors, this means that about 20 people will di... Read more
An adhesive gel packed with light-activated chemicals can seal cuts or ulcers on the cornea —the clear surface of the eye — and then encourage the regeneration of corneal tissue, according t... Read more
Novel method transfers superior nanoscale mechanics to macroscopic fibres At DESY’s X-ray light source PETRA III, a team led by Swedish researchers has produced the strongest bio-mater... Read more
Researchers program biomaterials with ‘logic gates’ that release therapeutics in response to environmental triggers Drug treatments can save lives, but sometimes they also carry... Read more
New inexpensive biomaterial could sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and more
An inexpensive biomaterial that can be used to sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and many other applications has been developed by Penn State researchers, who predict... Read more
The temporary structures, which can be degraded away with a biocompatible chemical trigger, could be useful in fabricating microfluidic devices, creating biomaterials that respond dynamicall... Read more
Modified laser cutter prints 3-D objects from powder Rice University bioengineering researchers have modified a commercial-grade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective... Read more
In the not-too-distant future, burn victims may be able to recover in the half the time than is possible today. If so, it will be thanks to a biodegradable dressing that applies cultured ski... Read more
