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Stretchable electronics are biocompatible
Team investigate the ability of the body to accept stretchable electronic devices for long-term use.
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The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
Revolutionary 3D displays
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Hottest Papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials – August 2013
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A problem with metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is that their slightly ionic nature renders their structure vulnerable to deformation.
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A drug/gene co-delivery nanoplatform
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