December 2011/January 2012 newscast

Biomaterials Award Announcement 2023

9th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues

Colorful gel gets its smarts from octopuses

Inspired by the color-changing skin of octopuses, engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that can change shape and color when exposed to light.

New platinum-gold alloy most wear-resistant in the world

A novel platinum-gold alloy, 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, is believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world.

New material that cleans decontaminated water

‘Engineered living material’ that decontaminates pollutants from water

New hydrogel gelatin patches that improve wound management

Dopamine-containing tissue adhesive gelatin hydrogels for wound management

Novel glass-like hydrogel is 'super-jelly'

Researchers have developed a polymer hydrogel that looks and feels like a squishy jelly, but acts like an ultra-hard, shatterproof glass when compressed.

Bottom-up, scalable synthesis of anatase nanofilament-based two-dimensional titanium carbo-oxide flakes