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Polymers and soft materials news, January 2018

Plant-inspired ‘nanowrinkles’ too slippery for marine bacteria

Inspired by the pitcher plant, scientists have shown that a surface coating of 'nanowrinkles' on polymers can prevent biofouling by marine bacteria.

31 January 2018

The development of a new lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile could get us a step closer to practical solid-state lithium metal batteries.

31 January 2018Laurie Winkless

Operating according to simple mathematical logic statements, a novel hydrogel will only release its drug cargo in response to specific physiological cues.

30 January 2018

A nanostructure made from a fluoropolymer and metal oxide materials allows thin-film transistors to operate with unprecedented stability.

25 January 2018

New technique offers strong and resilient ultrafine polymer fibers with a range of applications.

24 January 2018Laurie Donaldson

A novel process called gel electrospinning can produce ultrafine polymer fibers that are exceptionally strong and tough.

22 January 2018

Asymmetrical polymer particles imprinted with DNA are able to bind together in a spatially defined manner for use in biomedicine and 'soft robotics'.

17 January 2018

Read our latest series and find out about materials science researchers in New Zealand and Australia.

12 January 2018

Jellyfish-inspired triboelectric nanogenerator can harvest energy from waves and power sensors that can detect fluctuations in the water surface.

12 January 2018Cordelia Sealy

3D tattoos light up for chemical sensing.

10 January 2018David Bradley

Improved DNA detection using nanopore sensors.

9 January 2018Laurie Donaldson

Novel bioactive nanocomposite hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid and self-assembled bisphosphonate-magnesium nanoparticles facilitates bone regeneration.

5 January 2018Cordelia Sealy

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