Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems develop a durable, flexible adhesive film for use in wearable healthcare devices.
Wastewater Irrigation: Past, Present and Future
With population growth and fast socio-economic development, water shortage is becoming a serious issue worldwide.
Signaling and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Intestinal Stem Cells and Progenitors
A recent review discusses the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms underlying intestinal cell plasticity.
Flexible Graphene Energy Storage Membrane
An easy, step-by-step filtration forms energy-storing membranes with good mechanical stability, taking the sandwiched form of rGO-TiO2/rGO/rGO-TiO2.
Steps to Remedy In Vitro–In Vivo Discrepancies: Nanoparticle Interactions with Blood and Lymph
Interactions of nanoparticles with their surroundings, both in vitro and in vivo, are different simply because the environments are different. As such, the first insight towards answering complex questions associated with in vitro-in vivo translation are provided.
Nanomaterials in Food – What Are the Risks?
Ingestion of engineered nanomaterials is inevitable due to their addition to food and prevalence in food packaging and domestic products such as toothpaste and sunscreen.
Electrospun Nanostructures for Chemical and Optical Sensors
Researchers from South Korea and from Italy present recent progress in sensing principles.
Cover Art – Featuring Neural Stem Cells, Wound Healing and More
May’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
Drone Flying is a New Method for Monitoring River Habitats
Monitoring the quality and distribution of physical habitat parameters in rivers, such as water depth, grain size and flow velocity, is vital for species survival.
Potential Mechanisms of Zika-linked Microcephaly
Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne infectious disease linked to recent outbreaks of birth defects.