Scientists developed a convenient, anodization based method to produce a gradient TiO2 nanotube biomaterial.
Biotechnology
Gold nanoparticles and urine detect mercury
A colorimetric assay system based on urine and nanoparticles for mercury detection has been developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University.
On the path to cartilage regeneration
Research group from the Duke University develops a three-dimensionally woven fiber scaffold which mimics the properties of native cartilage.
Tunable artificial stem cell niches
Micropatterned multicomponent interfaces as in vitro models of stem cell microenvironments with increased spatial and temporal control.
Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 13
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
New materials for heart tissue regeneration
A new biomaterial for heart tissue regeneration, resembling live cardiac tissue in key characteristics, has been reported.
Fabricating smart composite materials with wrinkled microstructures
MIT researchers mimic nature to produce interfacial composite materials with stimuli-responsive microstructures.
Bozhi Tian awarded Searle Scholar grant for nanoelectronics research
Project is titled “Silicon-based Biomaterials for an Electrical Study of Single-Neuron Dynamics.”
Materials enlisted in the fight against bedbugs
New York firm has developed an artificial, micro-fiber spider web to stop bedbugs, termites and other pests without the use of harmful and toxic chemicals.
Tunable Harvard thin films mimic tear drops
Tunable material system designed by Harvard team is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, optical systems, and more.
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