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Advanced Healthcare Materials
New editors at the Advanced Materials journals
Several journals in the Advanced Materials family have new editors, including Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Energy Materials.
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Carbon nanotubes used in new drug-release hydrogel system
Researchers have engineered an electro-responsive polymer hydrogel containing carbon nanotubes for drug delivery applications.
Indian researchers develop nanoparticle-based antibacterial composite
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Tracking Gold Nanoparticles in the Body: Where Do They Go?
Researchers have found that the pharmacokinetic profiles of gold nanoparticles indicate the blood concentration kinetics.
New hydrogel delivery system improves stem cell treatment
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Models of Human Muscles from Protein-Engineered Biomaterials
Researchers have engineered a protein biomaterial to generate mimics of human skeletal muscle to study the effect of injury and disease on this tissue.
Protocells – A Versatile Drug Delivery Platform
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