Biomaterials news, May 2021

Electrospun bio-scaffold helps to build strong muscles

Researchers have developed electrospun scaffolds made from extracellular matrix for promoting the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.

‘Digital’ ivory promises ethical repairs of artefacts

ivory substitute can be printed into complex three-dimensional structures using additive manufacturing

BBA Advances - First papers published

Call for Papers: New Journal

Piezoelectric nanoparticles deliver double blow to brain tumors

drug-loaded piezoelectric polymer nanoparticles deliver double blow to brain tumors

Winner of 2021 CSTE Outstanding Young Researcher Award announced

In memory of Dr. Susan Odom

Researchers follow silk road to alternative leather

Researchers have developed an alternative leather-like material from silk, which can be printed into different patterns and textures.

Orange peel makes transparent wood more sustainable

Researchers have made their transparent wood more sustainable by replacing fossil-based polymer fillers with versions made from orange peel.

Functional implanted medical sensor using gold nanoparticles

Implantable nanoparticle sensor shows concentration changes of substances in the blood