Hydrogels attract great attention as biomaterials as a result of their soft and wet nature, similar to that of biological tissues. Recent inventions of several tough hydrogels show their potential as ...
Advances in materials science are transforming medicine, engineering, and environmental technology. Among the most promising innovations are hydrogels—highly absorbent polymer networks with ...
In a quiet corner of Switzerland, researchers have stopped treating metal like something to be melted and poured, and started treating it like something that can be grown. Instead of blasting powders ...
The dental pulp is susceptible to microbial infection, which often results in inflammation, necrosis, and defects in the pulp ...
The dental pulp is susceptible to microbial infection, which often results in inflammation, necrosis, and defects in the pulp ...
Discover a groundbreaking treatment for gastrointestinal wounds with a new acid-resistant hydrogel developed by PolyU ...
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an acid-resistant “ultra-stable mucus-inspired hydrogel” (UMIH), marking a breakthrough in the field of gastrointestinal medicine.
The fund seeks to enable researchers to make leaps rather than incremental advances in the natural sciences and engineering.