It's taboo to consume seaweed soup before exams in Korea since it can lead to failing the exam. The belief is rooted in the idea that the slippery nature of seaweed may cause people to slip and falter ...

Hydrogels are among the most widely studied biomaterials in modern drug delivery research. Their high hydrophilicity, ...

Scientists with an interest in protoliving technologies, have published research which paves the way to building new semi-autonomous devices with potential applications in miniaturized soft robotics, ...

Whether they're caused by injury, disease or other factors, missing sections of bone can be quite difficult to replace. A new injectable hydrogel could change that, however, by transforming into a ...

Most materials used for biomedical applications lack a way to modulate the concentration of soluble species within their bulk, a function served in living tissue by the vascular system. Abraham D.

Calcium transforms silk hydrogels into a versatile platform that prints precisely, stores for months, and fuses after sterilization, overcoming barriers to practical biomedical use. (Nanowerk ...

Arrays of metal electrodes are often used in medical procedures that require monitoring or delivering electrical impulses in the body, such as brain surgery and epilepsy mapping. However, the metal ...