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BusinessSilky smooth tissue regeneration
Serigen mediproducts is harnessing one of India’s biggest industries to help heal wounds and rebuild flesh and bone
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Feature
Can we clean Covid from the air around us?
Nina Notman talks to the experts about what is needed to remove pollutants and even infectious diseases from the air inside our homes, schools and offices
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Feature
3D printing adds another dimension
Nina Notman learns how 4D printing is opening the door to unique smart materials whose applications may only be limited by our imaginations
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Feature
Keeping cell therapy under wraps
Materials to safely encapsulate transplanted cells for could enable a revolution in the treatment of diabetes and a wide range of other diseases. James Mitchell Crow reports
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Business
Budget cuts at UK medicines regulator raise eyebrows
MHRA to cut 300 jobs amid financial pressures arising from Brexit
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Research
Electrochemical DNA on a chip sensor detects bacterial urinary tract infections faster
Synthetic nucleic acid probes combine with tiny star-shaped electrodes tests for bacteria in less than an hour
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Feature
Drink, drugs and disease: the chemistry of breath tests
From roadside tests to diagnosing Covid-19, Clare Sansom looks at how breathalysers have developed
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Feature
Smart tattoos are keeping tabs on our health
Nina Notman takes a snapshot of the burgeoning field of health and fitness monitoring tattoos and patches
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Research
Linking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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Feature
2020: the year the world changed
Andy Extance discovers how scientists around the world have responded to the pandemic, working on solutions from drugs and vaccines to hand sanitiser and PPE
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Research
Conduit coated with bioink encourages damaged nerves to reconnect
New electro-conductive system is fully biodegradable
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Research
Mass spectrometry and augmented reality guide tumour removal in real time
Colour pixels help surgeons differentiate between cancerous and healthy tissue
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Webinar
Medical devices: regulations and chemical characterisation
Join us for a webinar on medical device regulations and updates to extractable and leachable analysis requirements
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Research
Respiratory viruses detected in 30 minutes with the help of a smartphone
$50 smartphone accessory could be adapted for Covid-19
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Research
Six-month validation behind polymer that prevents biofilm growth
Zwitterionic surface could cut infections by repelling bacteria
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Business
Mystery surrounds UK claim of Covid-19 test reagent ‘shortage’
Suppliers are stepping up production to meet demand as UK targets mass testing
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Business
Researchers call for stricter rules on drug-like medical devices
More oversight is needed over products in the grey area between medical device and medication
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Business
Tissue scaffolds from resin inks
4D Medicine’s biodegradable polymer inks can be 3D-printed into useful biomedical applications
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Opinion
When should employees share profits from inventions?
Glucose monitor inventor wins £2m payout from Unilever after claiming his work provided ’outstanding benefit’
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Research
Smart contact lens can be charged up wirelessly while it’s worn
LED, antenna and printable supercapacitor built into lens without obscuring wearer’s vision
