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Protein guides creation of synthetic enamel material

Protein guides creation of synthetic enamel material

Researchers have developed a new way to grow mineralized materials that could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone.

7 June 2018

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3D printing soft tissue scaffolds

3D printing soft tissue scaffolds

3D printing soft tissue scaffolds.

26 January 2018David Bradley

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Nanodevice acts as improved DNA detector

Nanodevice acts as improved DNA detector

Improved DNA detection using nanopore sensors.

9 January 2018Laurie Donaldson

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Metallic glass nanotubes promise novel properties

Metallic glass nanotubes promise novel properties

Fabrication of the first-ever metallic glass nanotube arrays on a Si substrate by a simple lithography and sputter deposition process.

8 January 2018Cordelia Sealy

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Nanocomposite hits the right note for bone repair

Nanocomposite hits the right note for bone repair

Novel bioactive nanocomposite hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid and self-assembled bisphosphonate-magnesium nanoparticles facilitates bone regeneration.

5 January 2018Cordelia Sealy

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Beaded GelMA hydrogel outperforms bulk material

Sheikhi and colleagues propose a novel micromanufacturing method to produce injectable microporous GelMA made up of annealable microbeads.

19 November 2018Naomi C Paxton

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2018 Materials Today Innovation Award winner announced

Congratulations to Prof M Stanley Whittingham.

16 November 2018Stewart Bland

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Environmentally friendly filtration system improves wastewater purification

New liquid-gated membrane filtration system improves wastewater processing

16 November 2018Laurie Donaldson

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Acoustic camouflage

Moth fur is acoustic camouflage against bat echolation

9 November 2018David Bradley

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Carbon nanotubes dress up in silk proteins to produce flexible electronics

Scientists have combined silk proteins with carbon nanotubes to produce a composite material for use in flexible electronics and biomedical devices.

9 November 2018

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Order and disorder produce ‘Frankenstein’ biomaterial for tissue engineering

An artificial protein made from ordered and disordered segments will form a solid scaffold in response to body heat, and seamlessly integrate into tissue.

2 November 2018

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Novel polymer can repair itself with carbon dioxide from air

A polymer gel that incorporates chloroplasts from plants can react with carbon dioxide in the air to grow, strengthen and even repair itself.

30 October 2018

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The all-conkering hero

Conkers as sources of pharma and biodegradables

27 October 2018David Bradley

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Environmentally friendly hybrid semiconductor being developed

Semiconductor made from organic and inorganic materials can convert electricity into light efficiently.

26 October 2018Laurie Donaldson

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Human tissue-engineered skin model integrating a nerve network

Human model of innervated tissue-engineered skin from induced pluripotent stem cells.

26 October 2018Raquel Costa Almeida

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Nanoplumbers: biomaterials to fight cardiovascular diseases

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Recent advances in gas storage and separation using metal–organic frameworks

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Additive manufacturing: scientific and technological challenges, market uptake and opportunities

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Diamond quantum probes

Interview with Dr David Simpson from the University of Melbourne about diamond quantum probes.

3 August 2018David Simpson

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Nanomaterial toxicology

Materials Today Interview with Prof Philip Demokritou from Harvard University about nanomaterial toxicology.

14 August 2017Philip Demokritou

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Localized chemotherapy

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Materials Today interview with Dr Laura Indolfi from PanTher Therapeutics about localized chemotherapy.

3 July 2017Laura Indolfi

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