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Chemistry World
October 13, 2015
Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Alginate bolsters 3D-printed hydrogel fix for damaged knees A team from Texas in the US has developed a super tough biomaterial that could be used to print load-bearing body parts such as knee cartilage.   |
Chemistry World
September 5, 2012
Hayley Birch |
Tougher hydrogels to rival rubber The gels, which may eventually find applications in contact lenses and tissue engineering, are 10 times tougher than cartilage and can stretch to 20 times their original length without suffering permanent damage. |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2009
Michael Gross |
Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth Researchers in the US have developed a gel-like material whose structural and chemical properties can change in response to laser light |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2011
Russell Johnson |
Sticky hydrogels make resilient wound dressings An adhesive material made from a hydrogel filled with nanoparticles could lead to wound dressings that won't fall off when you sweat. |
Chemistry World
September 2, 2015
Carolyn Devlin |
Shrinking hydrogel reinforces fabric for soft yet strong material A hydrogel -- fabric composite that can support a load almost three times greater than the fabric alone has been made by scientists. |
Chemistry World
May 22, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
'Printing' organs with hydrogels Dutch researchers have developed a way to 'print' stable cell-containing scaffolds, creating a method that could one day be used to help make tailor-made tissue grafts |
Chemistry World
January 20, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Hydrogel self-heals in seconds Japanese researchers have created a rapidly self-healing hydrogel material, composed largely of water, which they say could have applications in regenerative medicine and green chemistry. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Gel electrodes show biomedical promise Composed of conductive polymers patterned onto slices of hydrogel, the biocompatible electrodes can function under wet conditions for up to a month - making them very useful in medical research. |
Chemistry World
April 8, 2013
Charlie Quigg |
Biomimetic bricks inspired by mother of pearl Chinese chemists have developed a new nacre-like material which is stronger than natural nacre and most other composites. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 41
David Bradley |
I Can See Clearly Now Patients could recover from cataract surgery a lot quicker thanks to the development of a new, adhesive hydrogel that can be painted over incisions in the eye. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2011
David Bradley |
Clicking Together Cultural Niches Researchers in the US have made three-dimensional hydrogels that are not only compatible with living cells but can be tuned to create specialist growing environments - culture niches - for studying cell function. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2012
Laura Howes |
DNA hydrogel has a long memory It might look like a pink gloopy liquid to begin with but when you pour Dan Lou's DNA hydrogel into water it spontaneously reforms into its original shape. |
