Biomaterials news, October 2015

The worm that turned on plastic

Plastic-digesting enzymes found in mealworm gut

Prof. Abhay Pandit elected as an International Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Celebrating National Chemistry Week

Fast thinking turns neurotransmitter into flame retardant

Scientists have created a novel, environmentally-friendly flame retardant derived from the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Helping nanocellulose live up to its potential

A novel materials-by-design approach can lead to the development of nanocellulose materials with better mechanical properties.

Dr. Julia Schoenung, 2016 recipient of the Acta Materialia Inc. Hollomon Award for materials and society

Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal 2016 awarded to Klaas de Groot

Making tasty batteries with portabella mushrooms

A new type of anode made from mushrooms could lead to lithium-ion batteries that increase capacity with repeated charging.

Self-assembling peptides could lead to artificial tissue

A new self-assembly method for proteins and peptides can create complex scaffolds for tissue growth.

Top 10 Materials News from September 2015

Call for high performance computing cluster access

Materials Today now invites researchers to propose projects that fit within the scope of the Grand Challenge.

Liposome factories produce higher quality uniform nanoparticles