Researchers have developed a sustainable, plant-derived cellulose hydrogel that solves the “dendrite problem” in ...

A research team has developed an innovative injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration. This hydrogel utilizes harmless visible light to simultaneously achieve cross-linking and mineralization ...

When you think about materials used in medicine, you likely picture metals, plastics, or synthetic gels. Researchers at the ...

A new silver-laced holographic technology from the University of Cambridge has the potential to change how we perform medical tests, and a whole lot more. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Fortnightly injections of HPMC - a low-cost gel used in most eye operations - restores the shape of patients' eyes and allows ...

Researchers have developed a plant-based hydrogel to create shape-changing, navigable small-scale robots with potential applications in biomedicine, including conducting medical procedures and ...

A gelatinous substance that would otherwise be waste from a nut often used to make herbal tea can be made into a hydrogel with all different biomedical uses, University of Chicago researchers recently ...

(Nanowerk News) Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they require large amounts of energy. Now, researchers reporting in ...