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Using a chip to find better cancer fighting drugs
Researchers develop a tumor model on a device the size of a coin
Porous scaffold makes a good home for blood stem cells
Highly porous polymer foam that mimic bone marrow drives the differentiation of blood-forming stem cells
Using decoys to fight autoimmune diseases
A material that mimics the organs targeted by autoimmune cells could draw these cells away from vulnerable body tissues
Wood toughens up spider silk
Adding spider silk protein to wood cellulose nanofibrils makes tougher, but flexible composite
Water-in-water printing produces synthetic cellular compartments
Using polymer aqueous solutions with different electrical charges, scientists have developed a novel 3D printing water-in-water technique
Mimicking mussel materials
Research is taking inspiration from these mollusks and looking at how biomimetic materials might be used
Biocomposite packs a punch for mantis shrimp
Powerful punch of the mantis shrimp could be the next target for a biomimetic material
Seashells inspire shatterproof glass
Researchers have created a new type of glass by mimicking the nacre structure in mollusc shells