The first seeds towards non-invasive edible electronics are sown.
Biotechnology
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Highly-Ordered Hydrogels as Mimics for Natural Ligaments [Video]
Researchers from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, report a method to fabricate hydrogels with hierarchical fibrous structures that mimic tendons and ligaments.
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German biotechnologists seek to recycle waste with the ultimate aim of creating a sustainable cycle of materials.
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Enzyme-Like Hydrogel for Biosensing Applications [Video]
Professor Feng Zhang from Guangzhou Medical University, Professor Hao Pei from East China Normal University, and co-workers report a flexible electrochemical sensor based on a 3D-printable hydrogel. The device could be used as a glucose sensor, demonstrating its potential in biosensing applications.
Let’s Play Proteins! Microarrays of 3D Assembled Peptide Structures
A method to create arrays of branched peptide assemblies as a surrogate for protein arrays is developed.
Cheers: Scientists Turn Beer into Fuel
Chemists at the University of Bristol have made the first steps towards making sustainable petrol using beer as a key ingredient.
Viral-based Nanomaterials for Plasmonic and Photonic Materials and Devices
Researchers are taking advantage of 4 billion years of viral evolution to produce robust protein cages for a wide range of applications in nanotechnology.
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Lipid-based Films for Biomedical Applications [Video]
Cecilia Leal from the University of Illinois and co-workers summarize the current research on lipid-based films for biomedical applications and provide new insight into multilayered hybrid lipid–polymer films for substrate-mediated drug delivery.
Precision Engineering of Targeted Nanocarriers
Nanocarriers can be precision-engineered to capitalize on what is known about receptor expression patterns, receptor clustering, and ultimately how interactions between a nanocarrier and target can be manipulated to achieve the most effective downstream signaling events.
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