
Graphene-based skin patch measures glucose levels
No more finger-pricking blood tests thanks to a sensor array that draws fluid across a single hair follicle
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No more finger-pricking blood tests thanks to a sensor array that draws fluid across a single hair follicle
Technique could be a general way to analyse technologically important functionalized 2D carbon materials
New finding could help in the development of next-generation bioactive materials for stem-cell therapies
Experts at Stanford University review the latest progress and emerging applications for bioprinting, and look ahead to future research directions
Sub-micron architectures in a cellulose derivative produce bright, structural colours
Chameleons are researchers’ new best friend
New microscopy measurements reveal why chicken eggshells resist fracture from the outside but weaken during hatching
New biocompatible material that stiffens when it is stretched and changes colour in the process might be used to make better medical implants
Controlling the weight and structure of 3D printed scaffolds makes it possible to match their mechanical properties to those of human cartilage
Different surface sites can “talk” to each other in ways that are very similar to catalytic allostery in enzymes – nature’s most efficient nanoscale catalysts