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A New Bionic Skin; Makes Sense

by Aaron Brown | Apr 13, 2018 | Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

The design of a new bionic skin that is sensitive to incredibly small changes in pressure and vibration is reported.

Gold-based Nanoscaffold for Peripheral Nerve Injuries [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Apr 12, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology, Regenerative Medicine, Therapeutics

Shanghai Jiao Tong University researchers design a novel nerve guidance conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration. The performance of the polydopamine-coated, gold polycaprolactone nanoscaffold is enhanced when loaded with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and Schwann cells.

Handbook of Industrial Inkjet Printing: A Full System Approach

by Jolke Perelaer | Apr 8, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

The Handbook of Industrial Inkjet Printing provides an overview of all the individual subareas of industrial inkjet printing.

Knittable Zinc–Air Batteries

by Lisa Smith | Apr 8, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

The dissolution problem for manganese dioxide-based cathodes in zinc-based batteries has been solved, and fully knittable zinc–air batteries have been designed that can be incorporated into regular clothing to power portable devices.

Sampling from Single Living Cells

by Lucie Kalvodova | Apr 7, 2018 | Biosystems, Biotechnology, Life Science, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Nanoprobe-based methods can sample the content of a single living cell without affecting its viability.

Building Functional Bio-Nanostructures Using “Protein Bricks” [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Apr 4, 2018 | Biotechnology, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Regenerative Medicine

A team of researchers construct spider-silk-based “Protein Bricks” with on-demand shape and function for biomedical applications.

Skin-Mounted Microfluidics Analyze Biomarkers in Sweat

by Lisa Smith | Apr 4, 2018 | Diagnostics, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Sensors

A wearable soft microfluidic device with sequentially filling reservoirs can collect, store, and analyze sweat in situ from almost any part of the body.

Professor Helmuth Möhwald 1946-2018

by Advanced Science News | Apr 3, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology, Therapeutics

The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces mourns for the loss of a long-standing founding director.

Artificial Intelligence Models New Functional Materials

by Lisa Smith | Apr 2, 2018 | Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Artificial intelligence is used to analyze the parameters for creating self-cleaning, superhydrophobic surfaces, and to generate a model for optimizing the experimental conditions.