Month: February 2012
Spotlight on skin barrier function

Spotlight on skin barrier function

Transepidermal water loss measurement is the standard method to characterize epidermal barrier function. However, it can be affected by a broad range of exogenous and endogenous factors – in vivo laser scanning microscopy may be a superior method.

Flexible Paper Robots

Flexible Paper Robots

Researchers have developed inexpensive robots that can stretch, bend and twist under control, and lift objects 120 times their own weight.