Biomaterials news, June 2021

New gold open access journal brings fast and high-quality communications to corrosion research

Article Highlight: Turning leftover coffee into batteries

Researchers hope that carbon obtained from coffee grounds could build better and more sustainable batteries

Article Highlight: Spider silk could be used to make artificial heart tissues

Cardiac disease can cause damage that the body cannot fix. Artificial tissues made with spider silk could be the answer

Article Highlight: New branches for cancer medicine

Research into using structures called dendrimers to deliver photoactive materials into cancer cells could yield new approaches for therapy and diagnosis

MXenes show promise against SARS-CoV-2

2D transition metal carbide nanomaterials known as MXenes show promising antiviral properties against some strains of SARS-CoV-2

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Polymer film spun out from plant proteins

Researchers have created a sustainable polymer film by assembling plant proteins into materials that mimic spider silk on a molecular level.

Biodegradable battery brings sustainability to the Internet of Things

Biodegradable battery for the Internet of Things, integrated health monitoring, and environmental or agricultural sensing

Living swarmbots become polymer factories

Using their 'swarmbot' platform, researchers have shown that a class of composite polymers can be produced by living cells.

Researchers stick to natural approach for novel adhesive

Inspired by the natural adhesives of mussels and barnacles, researchers have developed their own natural adhesive from fibrous silk proteins.

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Novel cellulose aerogel drifts into drug delivery

A novel, low-cost, sustainable aerogel made from cellulose nanofibrils and alginate shows promise for use in drug delivery and wound dressing.