Biomaterials news, December 2020

Strontium stimulates stem cells to form bone

Bioglass nanoparticles containing strontium ions stimulate human-derived stem cells to differentiate into bone-forming cells

Elastomer fibers can stretch to become artificial muscles

Researchers have designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle.

Pomegranate MOF helps to clean up wastewater

A novel metal-organic framework made from pomegranate extract can capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules in wastewater.

Discovering new materials with 3D printing

Researchers have developed a 3D-printing method for producing novel materials by mixing multiple aerosolized nanomaterial inks.

Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes