Stable materials can be created from disordered proteins by altering the environmental triggers that cause them to undergo phase transitions
Disordered proteins can make ‘super-sticky’ materials
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Silk-based sensor analyses sweat biomarkers in real time
New device could be used in health-monitoring applications and even to detect diseases such as diabetes
Complex organ models grown in the lab
Scientists at the University of Würzburg have successfully produced human tissues from stem cells. They have a complexity similar to that of normal tissue and are far superior to previous structures
New design rules allow ribosomes to create advanced materials
Researchers have formulated design rules that guide how ribosomes can incorporate new kinds of monomers to produce synthetic polymers
Events
International Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Conference, OLCBTE-2019
December 12-13, 2019
London, UK
London, UK
ICRM 2019 : International Conference on Regenerative Medicine
December 16-17, 2019
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Book Reviews
Switchable and Responsive Surfaces and Materials for Biomedical Applications
Z. Zhang ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Biomaterials for Cancer Therapeutics – Diagnosis, Prevention and Therapy
K. Park ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Inflammation in Heart Failure
M. Blankesteijn and R. Altara eds., Academic Press (2014)
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Nanosensors for Chemical and Biological Applications
K. Honeychurch eds, Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers
S. Kumbar, C.T. Laurencin and M. Deng eds., Elsevier Science (2014)
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman