Polymers and soft materials news, March 2014

US company Quantum Polymers has introduced QuantaPEEK-GF30/CF30 extruded stock shape plastic rod products up to 8 inches in diameter, made with 30% carbon

Study published in journal Materials Today reveals details of logical circuits built using living slime molds.

New biocompatible silk alginate hydrogel scaffold provides the right environment to culture stem cells for regenerative medicine say researchers.

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Research on six polymeric NPs: gelatin, chitosan, alginate, poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), PLGA–chitosan and PLGA–poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG).

Pressure from a sponge-like gel is all it takes to turn transplanted unspecialized cells into cells that lay down minerals and begin to form teeth.

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