A double network hydrogel being stretched to different lengths. The necked region of the hydrogel indicates rupture of the first polymer network (Photo: WPI-ICReDD). New double network hydrogel ...

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Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new system using biomass-based hydrogels can extract drinkable water from the air, even in dry conditions, by converting natural materials like food scraps and ...

Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines; ...

At a 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain, researchers found what is likely the largest known collection of beads ever discovered at a burial site Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Researchers estimate the ...

Water beads, which are often marketed as safe sensory toys for children, have raised alarm among parents and health experts due to their association with serious injuries. These small, colorful beads ...

Ideally, such a material should be (i) dispersible in an aqueous solution of a hydrogel precursor solution without entanglement, (ii) amenable to encapsulating intact cells, (iii) easily removable or ...

In this study, an injectable hydrogel tissue adhesive containing adipic acid dihydrazide–modified gelatin (Gel-ADH) and oxidized sodium alginate (OSA) was developed. It was found that this tissue ...

Do you know that beads have been found in graves of men who died a long time ago – like thousands of years ago. Check out a recent report here in Huffingtonpost.com – Researchers have discovered three ...