Robotic synthesis rapid screening and characterisation techniques used to development new materials for MRI.
Advanced Healthcare Materials
Tissue engineering scaffolds from natural polymers
Researchers fabricate controllable scaffolds from functionalised Kappa carrageenan, a naturally occurring polymer.
Hybrid tunnel may help guide severed nerves back to health
Design to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may aid treatment of patients who have suffered extensive nerve trauma.
Bone repair: new templating technique for hydrogel scaffold
Researchs developed new method to fabricate a biodegradable, hydrogel-based integrated bi-layered scaffold for bone and cartilage repair.
Polymeric nanoparticles for next generation vaccines
Polymer nano- and microparticles can be used to develop new vaccines for disorders such as cancer and HIV.
Delivering drugs into the eye – a new microstructured needle makes it easier
Reverse drawing lithography has allowed researchers to fabricate a less invasive needle system designed to deliver drugs to the back of the eye.
Nanoparticles combined with antibodies to combat cancer
Silicon nanoparticles functionalised with antibodies have been shown to efficiently kill cancer cells in vitro.
New editors at the Advanced Materials journals
Several journals in the Advanced Materials family have new editors, including Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Energy Materials.
Repairing Injured Nerves with Artificial PEDOT Conduits
Scientists have developed a novel nerve construct: artificial hybrid conducting polymer-hydrogel conduits are used to repair peripheral nerve gaps.
Carbon nanotubes used in new drug-release hydrogel system
Researchers have engineered an electro-responsive polymer hydrogel containing carbon nanotubes for drug delivery applications.
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