Materials science meets Mills and Boon.
Polymers for Use in Wound Closure
Polymers could provide the basis for alternative wound closure options that are more effective and less painful than the traditional sutures or staples.
Luminescent Emotions [Video]
Flexible, printable luminescent devices that can detect the weak changes in strain associated with facial emotions.
Switch the Photosensitizer On!
A strategy to transform various photosensitizers into activatable ones for photodynamic therapy is reported.
Cover Art – Microrobots for Cell & Drug Delivery and Synthetic Cells
Check out the latest covers of Advanced Healthcare Materials!
Bioinspired Hydrogel Interferometer for Adaptive Coloration and Chemical Sensing [Video]
A hydrogel interferometer is revealed as a simple and universal adaptive color platform.
In Situ Vaccination in Cancer Immunotherapy
In situ vaccination therapy has immense potential in cancer treatment for clinical use. To date, in situ vaccination is already used to treat bladder cancer and melanoma, and with further study could become an important approach to expand immune-based cancer treatment.
Microfluidic Devices for Affordable Personalized Healthcare [Video]
Muhammad Mustafa Hussain and co-workers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology address the potential of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-based microfluidic devices for affordable personalized healthcare.
Nanorobots: Nanocrystals Make Small Smart
A colloidal nanocrystal layer enables 2D to 3D shape transformations of “hard” inorganic materials.
Early-Stage Cancer Detection with a Lanthanide-Based Metal Organic Framework [Video]
Researchers from Nankai University and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering in Tianjin, China, demonstrate a luminescent sensor based on a lanthanide metal–organic framework (Ln-MOF) for early detection of cancer.