All Biomaterials articles – Page 3
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Skin-mimic material is as tough as teeth
Self-healing material combines best of skin’s properties
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Hagfish slime turned into ultra-stiff fibre
Scientists switch protein structure and add covalent crosslinks
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Castable polymers made from castor beans
Super-tough materials derived from inedible plants are lightweight, renewable and strong enough to use in vehicles
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UV protection shines in sunlight
DNA coating that protects skin from damaging radiation gets better the longer it is exposed to sunlight
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Sticky solution for surgery takes inspiration from slug slime
Adhesive held strong on a beating rat heart and glued a liver back together
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A slice of ion beam–scanning microscopy
From brain cells to batteries, is there anything focused ion beam–scanning electron microscopy can’t study?
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Business
Willow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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Self-healing hydrogels glow with stable structural colour
Biocompatible, jelly-like materials that can repair themselves without losing their colour could find uses in photonics or biomedicine
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Spinning out spider silk research
Spider silk is finding applications as diverse as tissue transplants and training shoes
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Graphene-coated contact lenses bring eye electronics a step closer
Lenses can protect eyes from radiation, water loss and even include an integral LED
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Material mimics natural enamel's structure
Scientists overcome obstacles to produce first copy of one of nature’s strongest and toughest materials
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Magnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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Biocompatible hydrogel focuses on lenses
A bioinspired smart material that swells and contracts could be used to make optical lenses
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News
Explainer: Are ‘flushable’ wet wipes really flushable?
Water companies are calling for all wipes to be classified as unflushable until an international standard is agreed
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Hairy plants aid oil-absorbing material design
Leaves of weed could even be used to mop-up slicks
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Camel hair shows shape memory
Natural fibres’ unusual properties could be the basis for new smart materials
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Chemical powered robot octopus is a real softie
3D printed soft robot with no hard components opens way to more user-friendly machines
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Pearl coating built from the ground up
Tough, shiny artificial mother of pearl highlights new approach for biomimetic synthesis
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Building better bones
Can we make biodegradable materials strong enough to support the human body yet porous enough to allow real bone tissue to regenerate? Hayley Birch finds out
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