Hydrogels have long been recognized for their potential in various applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wearable electronics. However, traditional hydrogels often lack the ...
(Nanowerk News) Single-use plastics have saved many lives by improving sanitation in healthcare. However, the sheer quantity of plastic waste – which can take from tens to hundreds of years to ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Earth’s atmosphere holds over 13,000 cubic kilometers of water vapor, yet converting this vast resource into drinkable water remains an engineering challenge. One in three people ...
The hydrogel changes shape when exposed to chemical stimulation, allowing researchers to orient the cellulose nanoparticles at will and, therefore, ‘program’ the robot’s shape-changing, an important ...
To uniformly disperse liquid metlas (LM) into hydrogel, Dr. Wenxia Liu (State Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science) ...
By contrast, an experimental new setup simply requires users to inject dirty water through a layer of cellulose. Developed by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, the prototype device ...
UPM Biomedicals, the forerunner in producing high quality nanofibrillar cellulose for medical and life science applications, today announces the launch of FibGel ™ —a natural injectable hydrogel for ...