In research published last month, UChicago scientists created a hydrogel out of husks from the malva nut. In traditional Chinese medicine, the malva nut, or Pang Da Hai (胖大海) belongs to the "cool ...

The extracted hydrocolloid solution is subjected to freeze ... The process transforms the discarded tea residue into a versatile hydrogel with medical potential. Hydrogels are soft and water ...

Scientists created a malva nut hydrogel for medical uses ranging ... expanding polysaccharide hydrocolloid as possible while getting rid of the hard structural lignins that give nuts their shells.

They then freeze-dry the hydrocolloid solution, removing all the water to create a dry scaffolding of pure malva nut polysaccharide. Picture a dried-out kitchen sponge popping back into shape under ...