A group of researchers has successfully fabricated a thermal detection polymer hydrogel using conjugated polymer nanoparticles and a fluorescence modulation technique, according to a study published recently in the journal Polymers.
By Hussain Ahmed
28 Dec 2021
Up to 90% of patients who undergo open abdominal or pelvic surgery develop postoperative adhesions, or scar tissue. Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical approaches can reduce the severity of the adhesions, but the scar tissue still forms. The cellular response to injury -; even intentional injury, such as surgery to repair a problem -; results in a cascade of molecules pouring to the site to heal the tissue.
A 3D printing technology was used to create novel finding of coaxial hydrogel patches as written in the journal Polymers, with the goal of constructing drug-loaded implantable overlays.
By Akhlaqul Karomah
27 Dec 2021
As topotactic transitions between comparable crystalline structures are a significant developing approach for the production of novel quantum elements, a topotactic reduction of single crystals with CaH2 as the reducing agent has been detailed in the latest research published in Science Advances.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
27 Dec 2021
In collaboration with an international team of researchers, Michigan State University has helped create the world's lightest version, or isotope, of magnesium to date.
A magnetic field can be used to switch nanolasers on and off, shows new research from Aalto University. The physics underlying this discovery paves the way for the development of optical signals that cannot be disturbed by external disruptions, leading to unprecedented robustness in signal processing.
Secondary batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, need to be recharged once the stored energy is used up. In a bid to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, scientists have been exploring sustainable ways to recharge secondary batteries.
Researchers from Aarhus University hope to develop a fundamentally new technology aimed at removing harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, which have been used by industry in a myriad of products since the 1940s, and which have subsequently accumulated in humans, animals and the environment around the globe.
Hydrogen (abbreviated "H") is the lightest of all elements. It usually consists only of a positively charged proton and a negatively charged electron and is also called protium in this form. But there are also two heavier hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium.
Ph.D. student Imran Deen and Professor Federico Rosei of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have been developing a bioactive coating that simulates bone tissue.
A new paper published in the Polymers journal has looked to nature for inspiration on the 3D printing of reinforced shapes that offer good compression strength and energy absorption capabilities.
By Adrian Thompson
24 Dec 2021
Ever since graphene – a thin carbon sheet just one-atom thick – was discovered more than 15 years ago, the wonder material became a workhorse in materials science research.
Energy is of significant importance for the survival and development of human beings. It is urgent for us to gradually change the traditional energy conversion technology to avoid the disastrous consequences of unreasonable energy consumption, such as global warming, desertification, and the ozone hole.
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) and the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan have developed a technique to improve the flexibility of ultra-thin electronics, such as those used in bendable devices or clothing.
Invisibility devices may soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction. A new study published in the De Gruyter journal Nanophotonics by lead authors Huanyang Chen at Xiamen University, China, and Qiaoliang Bao, suggests the use of the material Molybdenum Trioxide (a-MoO3) to replace expensive and difficult to produce metamaterials in the emerging technology of novel optical devices.