Nanoparticles and polymer nanocomposites have rapidly emerged as transformative materials in the field of biomedicine. By integrating the unique optical, chemical, and physical properties of nanoscale ...

A two-step surface treatment combining ascorbic acid with a polymer shell keeps niobium carbide MXene nanosheets stable and ...

Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out for a fully functional, laboratory-grown replacement. This remains science fiction and not reality because researchers today ...

Soft materials and polymers are ubiquitous in our lives and form the basis of many advances in medicine, sustainability, manufacturing, and clean water access. What makes these materials unique is ...

One of the greatest challenges in medical device chemical characterization is performing adequate assessment of biological or toxicological risks from extractables that can compromise patient safety.

Researchers have developed a technique to modify naturally occurring biological polymers with protein-based biochemical messages that affect cell behavior. Their approach uses a near-infrared laser to ...

The existential challenges to society posed by climate change, environmental degradation, and the loss of biodiversity will be exacerbated by population growth and the imperative to increase the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “The ability to harness and adapt cellular machinery to produce non-biological polymers would, in essence, bring synthetic materials into the realm of biological ...