Incorporation of nanomaterials within hydrogels has great potential, as a simple approach, to generate multifunctional scaffolds with unprecedent biological, mechanical, and electrical properties.
Microlenses from Organic Dyes
Researchers from EMPA, the Swiss Federal Institute for Science and Technology, present light scattering enhancement at the absorption edge in dewetting droplets of cyanine dyes.
Featuring Biofabrication, Intraocular Sensors and More: February’s Advanced Healthcare Materials Covers
Research highlights from this month’s Advanced Healthcare Materials issues.
Kirigami/Origami-Based Reflectors for Beam Steering
Redirecting incident light towards a specific direction is a basic feat of engineering useful for large applications, such as redirecting sunlight onto solar panels or to provide greater illumination in a household, and for smaller applications, such as in optical...
One-Pot Solvothermal Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots
A facile one-pot solvothermal method that allows selective synthesis of pure graphene oxide (GO) and pure GO quantum dots.
Your Most Read Includes Hemocompatibility and 3D Bioprinting: January’s Top Advanced Healthcare Materials Papers
This month’s Advanced Healthcare Materials papers you have downloaded and read the most.
Ocular Drug Delivery Powered by Your Body
Researchers from Singapore, China and USA have recently reported in Advanced Materials the first example of a TENG-based self-powered iDDS, and demonstrate its functionality in ocular drug delivery.
Lunchtime! How Butterflies and Moths Discover their Food Sources
In their review in BioEssays, Michiyo Kinoshita et al. discuss flower foraging behavior in butterflies and moths.
Blocking Oxidation Failures of Carbon Nanotubes through Selective Protection of Defects
Learn about how to block oxidation failure in carbon nanotubes for application in thermoacoustic devices.
Flexible Phototransistors from the Printer
Printable and flexible organic phototransistors with high performance by blending common organic semiconductors with biocompatible polymers.