While we're making progress in phasing out animal testing in the cosmetics industry around the world, there's still a ways to ...

Researchers have developed a 3D-printable material that mimics the three-layer structure and mechanics of human skin. When ...

To understand how “soft” hydrogel surfaces impact transport ... of biological function but also design biocompatible lubricating surfaces in future biomedical devices that interface with the body.

A research team from TU Graz and the Vellore Institute of Technology in India is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel-based strain sensor that measures blood potassium from a single drop of serum in two minutes, enabling faster and less invasive monitoring for patients with ...

The production of a marketable product for nanoparticle drug delivery is complicated at present owing to difficulties with the large-scale manufacture of nanocarriers as well as the use of ...

Perovskite cells are much cheaper and more flexible than their silicon alternatives, but they have major durability problems. A new breakthrough could be about to change that.

In summary, synthesis of GMSs was undertaken using the emulsion-solvent extraction method, with subsequent loading of DFO to enable controlled drug release. A hydrogel was developed by combining ...

Researchers have created a new hydrogel to improve drug delivery for treating PTOA. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a condition that affects joints after an injury. Current treatments ...

Nanomedicine. 2012;7(8):1253-1271. Liposomes Liposomes are self-assembled artificial vesicles developed from amphiphilic phospholipids. These vesicles consist of a spherical bilayer structure ...

This cutting-edge nanocomposite hydrogel combines alginate, temperature-sensitive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), and NIR-II-responsive carbon nanotubes (CNTs), where alginate and ...