Scientists have characterized carp scales down to the nanoscale, potentially allowing their toughness to be replicated in synthetic structural materials
Fish scales prove to be a smart material
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New titanium implants could last a lifetime
Multi-functional porous titanium implant could last a lifetime
Synthetic materials mimic living creatures
‘Robotic soft matter’ bends, rotates and crawls when hit with light
Synthetic DNA mimic can assemble novel nanostructures
Researchers have developed a method for self-assembling nanostructures with gamma-modified peptide nucleic acid, a synthetic mimic of DNA
Slippery kidney stone test
Researchers developed an improved urine-testing system with a biomimetic approach they refer to as slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS)-LAB.
Cellular decoys distract coronavirus
Wrapping polymer nanoparticles in membranes from human lung epithelial type II cells and immune cells creates a biomimetic system that can act as a decoy for SARS-CoV-2
Insights into bioprinted skeletal muscle tissue models
Researchers have provided an in-depth analysis of 3D in vitro biomimetic skeletal muscle tissue models, highlighting the great potential of bioprinting technology
Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots
Researchers combined an intact rat spinal cord with a tissue-engineered, 3-D muscle system
New 3-D cultured cells mimic the progress of NASH
Findings open up an alternative avenue for developing drugs for NASH patients, identifying new markers for early diagnosis, and better understanding the disease progression