“Living glue” inspired by marine organisms like barnacles and mussels works underwater or in highly damp or humid conditions
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Lobster inspires soft but strong body armor
Underbelly of lobsters could hold clue to developing a tough, strong and flexible material for body armor and other applications
Graphene and gold shine light on protein-based diseases
By combining graphene with nano-ribbons of gold, researchers have developed an ultrasensitive biosensor for detecting disease-causing proteins
Bioink for multi-layered skin printing launched
The layers of the prints include and encapsulate keratinocyte, fibroblast, and melanocyte cells
Novel strategy to regulate foreign body response
Novel strategy to regulate foreign body response and enhance in situ periodontal regeneration
3D printed implants show promise for treating spinal cord injury
Three-dimensional printed implants could one day help restore neural connections and lost motor function in patients with spinal cord injury
Biofabricating functional osteochondral tissue
A “bottom-up” biofabrication strategy leveraging cells’ ability to self-assemble post-3D bioprinting
Tiny light guides could enhance biomedical devices
Multiphoton laser direct writing creates smallest ever polydimethylsiloxane light guides without the need for a photoinitiator
Light touch needed for nanomotor control
Movement of tiny, simple silicon nanomotors in an electric field can be controlled remotely using light