The layers of the prints include and encapsulate keratinocyte, fibroblast, and melanocyte cells
Bioink for multi-layered skin printing launched
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Novel strategy to regulate foreign body response
Novel strategy to regulate foreign body response and enhance in situ periodontal regeneration
Tiny light guides could enhance biomedical devices
Multiphoton laser direct writing creates smallest ever polydimethylsiloxane light guides without the need for a photoinitiator
Chameleon-inspired polymers behave like skin
New biocompatible material that stiffens when it is stretched and changes colour in the process might be used to make better medical implants
Spider silk, bone and wood inspire 3D printed polymers
New liquid-crystal structures boast mechanical properties that rival the best lightweight composite materials around today
Calcium ions help improve implant adherence
New experiments and calculations show how the ions improve titanium-bone bonding
Implantable device shows potential as epilepsy treatment
An implantable device that delivers therapeutic protein into the brain reduces seizures by 93% in epileptic rats
Gold nanoclusters promise treatment for Parkinson’s
Clusters of gold nanoparticles promise a new way of treating the debilitating neurodegenerative condition Parkinson’s disease
Biopolymer nanoparticles shine brightly
Nanoparticles made from cellulose acetate are promising candidate for medical imaging applications