All Hydrogel articles
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ResearchLoofah-structured hydrogel could help meet global clean water demands
Hydrogel water purification technology goes from a curiosity to a contender through a change in its structure
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Research
Snake extract used to speed up haemostasis in new bioadhesive
Hydrogel-based bioadhesive could be suitable for arterial injuries
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Opinion
Letters: May 2021
Readers ponder hydrogel vaccine distribution and life with hearing difficulties
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Research
Rippling polymer sheets flex like muscles
Two-dimensional Belousov–Zhabotinsky gels mimic the way organisms move
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Research
Universal blood for transfusion could be created by hydrogel ‘camouflage’
Antigen-shield can prevent serious immune response to incompatible blood group
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Research
Porous hydrogel cleans dirt and grime from Jackson Pollock masterpieces
Twin-chain polymer gel can safely removes grime from contemporary artworks
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Research
Self-growing polymers repair themselves when fractured
Double-network approach creates materials that mimic biological systems
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Silk route to scar-free skin
Hydrogel supports wound healing by allowing hair follicles and sebaceous glands to regenerate
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Research
Electrochromic devices reinvented with hydrogel layer
Simplified system could find use in smart windows and rewritable displays
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Triply crosslinked hydrogel withstands weight of a car
Hydrogel with three types of physical crosslinks shows remarkable self-recovery properties
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Research
Scaffold could fill a gap in stroke therapy and help damaged brains recover
Bioactive filler could promote recovery in damaged regions
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Research
Hydrogel goes for a stroll
3D printed hydrogel figurine walks back and forth in electric field
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Research
Jelly implant keeps an eye on body oxygen levels
A soft hydrogel implant – the first of which has survived in the foot of its inventor for four years – could detect circulatory problems that end in amputations
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Research
Electric eels inspire stunning new hydrogel
Material modelled on ion channelling cells could one day power soft, implantable pacemakers or sensors
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Research
New ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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Research
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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Research
Polymer offers promise of surgery free 'vasectomy'
Contraceptive technique shown to be effective and safe in rhesus macaque monkeys
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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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‘Shark jelly’ has record proton conductivity
Hydrogel that fills sharks’ electrosensing pores has the highest reported proton conductivity for a biological material
