MaterialsViews recently spoke to East China Normal University Professor Yiyun Cheng about his biomedical research – here’s what he had to say.
Polysaccharide Building Blocks
This text provides an archival reference for the evolving field of biomaterials and their applications in society, focusing on their composition, properties, characterization, chemistry and applications in bioenergy, chemicals, and novel materials and...
How Metallurgy Helps You Live Longer
Innovations in hot-stamping and coating of components are reviewed in Steel Research International.
Book Review: Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development
Anna Musyanovych of the Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research reviews Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development.
A New Look for Steel Research International
Steel Research International, one of the oldest metallurgical and materials engineering journals, gets a new look.
Teaching a New Dog, Old Tricks: Inorganic Devices Mimicking Biological Synapses
Biological synaptic behaviour related to short- and long-term memory creation is mimicked by inorganic devices.
Gold Nanoparticles to Beat the Flu
Functionalized gold nanoparticles are used to prevent flu viruses from attaching to and entering cells, in research by German scientists.
How Big an Impact?
As Impact Factor fever sweeps the academic world, we take a closer look at Impact Factors in general, and the performance of Advanced Materials in Impact Factor 2009. No vuvuzelas or video technology allowed…