Researchers study chickpea flour as a potential building block for biodegradable (and edible) packaging materials.
Christine Kelly
What Do Decorated (Nano)Worms Have to Do with Stem Cells?
Researchers seek a more effective way to culture human embryonic stem cells.
Rebuilding Skin using Hydrogels
Researchers are looking at hydrogel scaffolding with drug-delivery properties to improve skin tissue engineering.
Unearthing the Antimicrobial Properties of a Forgotten Polymer
Re-exploring poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) as a novel antimicrobial polymer.
What’s Up, Doc? Surgical Glue Based on Biopolymers
Polymers, specifically the biopolymer hyaluronic acid, could provide a better alternative to surgical sutures and staples for wound closure and healing.
Getting Tough: Photopolymers to Enhance Bone Scaffold Materials
Researchers focus on improving the existing molecular scaffolding that is used for bone regeneration.
Poster Prizes at the 2018 Polymer Crystallization Workshop in Genova
Three exceptional young scientists were awarded poster prizes from the new journal Polymer Crystallization at the 2018 Polymer Crystallization Workshop that took place in September in Genova.
Amyloid Peptides: More than Just Disease
Amyloid peptides have a bad rep as the villains of human diseases like Alzheimer’s. But research is showing that they might not be all bad after all.
Growing Plastic
Researchers seek more eco-friendly sources for plastics. The newest choice? Cornstarch.
Novel Copolymers for Improved Drug Delivery
Researchers synthesized a novel copolymer to improve the efficacy of orally-administered drugs.