Propolis, a bee product, harbours antibacterial compounds that can be transferred onto hydroxyapatite, a mineral used to replace lost bone
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New flexible, wireless device can alert the wearer if glucose levels become too high
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New results could benefit scientists working on developing colloidal formulations with an improved shelf life, lubricants, drug-delivery systems and anti-bacterial surfaces
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By incorporating divalent cations into alginate solutions, PhD student Thomas Valentin and colleagues at Brown University in the US have produced a noncovalently crosslinked hydrogel that is responsi...
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Bioprinting blended biomaterials allow for both drop-on-demand 3D-printing and blood vessel formation
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Focused electric fields deliver reprogramming factors into cells, enabling blood vessels and neurons to be created from skin and muscle tissues
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Optimizing the physical properties and mechanical parameters of the extracellular matrix boosts the functionality of vascular cells
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Coupled with radiotherapy, the new approach helps fight secondary tumours outside of the irradiated area
Read article: Protein-capturing nanoparticles boost immune response to cancer
Biomaterial-free 3D bioprinting opens the door to bespoke, non-immunogenic 3D tissue constructs for transplantation and grafting
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