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New Smart Drug Delivery System may Help Treatment for Neurological Disorders

September 21, 2020
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New Brunswick, NJ — A Rutgers-led team has created a smart drug delivery system that reduces inflammation in damaged nervous tissues and may help treat spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders. The...

Preventing Infection, Facilitating Healing: New Biomaterials from Spider Silk

September 1, 2020
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Bayreuth, Germany — New biomaterials developed at the University of Bayreuth eliminate risk of infection and facilitate healing processes. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel has succeeded...

Genetic Nano-Toolkit for Generation of New Biomaterials

March 26, 2020
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Bayreuth, Germany — Magnetic bacteria might soon be used for the production of novel biomaterials. A team of microbiologists at the University of Bayreuth led by Prof. Dr. Dirk Schüler developed a...

Stabilizing Freeze-Dried Cellular Machinery Unlocks Cell-Free Biotechnology

February 26, 2020
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San Luis Obispo, CA — Researchers at California Polytechnic State University have developed a low-cost approach that improves cell-free biotechnology’s utility for bio-manufacturing and portability...

Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns

February 5, 2020
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Toronto, Canada — A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds – and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process. The device, developed...

New Technique Could Help Engineer Polluted Water Filter, Human Tissues

July 24, 2019
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New Brunswick, NJ — Scientists can turn proteins into never-ending patterns that look like flowers, trees or snowflakes, a technique that could help engineer a filter for tainted water and human tissues. Their...

Spider Glue Genes Sequenced, Paving Way to Next Biomaterials Breakthrough

June 5, 2019
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Baltimore, MD — UMBC postdoctoral fellow Sarah Stellwagen and co-author Rebecca Renberg at the Army Research Lab have published the first-ever complete sequences of two genes that allow spiders to...

Aerosol-Assisted Biosynthesis Strategy Enables Functional Bulk Nanocomposites

January 28, 2019
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Anhui Sheng, China — In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, one of the coolest scenes occurs when Iron Man activates his nanotech armor and controls nanoparticles to form the armor upon his skin. Actually,...

3D Bioprinting Technique could Create Artificial Blood Vessels, Organ Tissue

October 22, 2018
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Boulder, CO — University of Colorado Boulder engineers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows for localized control of an object’s firmness, opening up new biomedical avenues that...

Scientists Move Germ-Killing Clays Closer to Medical Use

August 21, 2018
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Tempe, AZ — Researchers at Arizona State University and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have found that at least one type of blue clay may help fight disease-causing bacteria in wounds, including...

Thermal Switch Discovered in Engineered Squid-Based Biomaterials

August 14, 2018
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State College, PA — Tuning materials for optimal optical and electrical properties is becoming commonplace. Now, researchers and manufacturers may be able to tune materials for thermal conductivity...

Researchers Develop Synthetic T Cells, Mimics Form and Function of Human Version

June 26, 2018
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Los Angeles, CA — Researchers have developed synthetic T lymphocytes, or T cells, that are near-perfect facsimiles of human T cells.

Plaster Sticks Inside Mouth Revolutionises Treatment of Oral Conditions

June 25, 2018
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Sheffield, UK — A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers.

A New Kind of Vaccine Based on Spider Silk

June 13, 2018
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Geneva, Switzerland — To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify and destroy tumour cells. However, the desired immune response is is not always...

Making Data Matter

May 31, 2018
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Boston, MA — A multimaterial, voxel-printing method turns imaging datasets into physical objects.

Three-In-One Molecule Shows Promise in Helping Certain Breast Cancer Patients

March 22, 2018
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Augusta, GA — A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer are looking for, scientists report.

Modified Biomaterials Self-Assemble On Temperature Cues

March 21, 2018
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Durham, NC — Biomedical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated a new approach to making self-assembled biomaterials that relies on protein modifications and temperature.

Making Intricate Images with Bacterial Communities

March 21, 2018
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Stanford, CA — Working with light and genetically engineered bacteria, researchers from Stanford University are able to shape the growth of bacterial communities. From polka dots to stripes to circuits,...

Drawing Inspiration from Plants and Animals to Restore Tissue

March 19, 2018
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Cambridge, MA — Researchers have developed new wound dressings that dramatically accelerate healing and improve tissue regeneration. The two different types of nanofiber dressings, use naturally-occurring...

Slow-Release Injectable Hydrogel Aids Immunotherapy for Cancer

March 8, 2018
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Houston, TX — An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice University in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) appears...

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