Nanofiber material, derived from Cladophora algae, removes virus particles with an efficiency matching that of the best industrial virus filters.
Advanced Healthcare Materials
A better gel for cutaneous recording
A new, quasi-solid-state electrode which is suitable for long term cutaneous recording has been reported by French scientists.
Engineering materials to inhibit the immune response
A research team have coated biomaterial surfaces with a naturally expressed molecule that inhibit the inflammatory activation of immune cells.
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Device made of organic transistor integrated with a human intestinal cell-line successfully detects Salmonella typhimurium.
Nanoparticles that slip through the vaginal mucus barrier to fight cervical cancer
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Small EiC awarded Beijing University of Technology guest professorship
Professor Guangsheng Guo, the President of BJUT, presents appointment in ceremony in Beijing.
Getting under the skin: hydrogels for monitoring oxygen levels
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Polyurethane micelles deliver anti-cancer drug quicker and better
Researchers design and develop a novel type of disulfide core-crosslinked polyurethane micelle for anti-cancer drug delivery.
New microparticles to improve flu vaccines
An antigen delivery system based on quaternized chitosan hydrogel microparticles has been developed at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Better conducting gel for better EEG readings
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