Researchers at Ghent University have designed 3D-printed hydrogels to provide protection against radiation in space.

In traditional Chinese medicine, Malva nuts are brewed into tea to soothe sore throats. Malva nuts can absorb water, ...

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as ...

When cells are encapsulated within a homogeneous gel matrix and given the right soluble cues, such as growth-factor proteins added to the culture medium, they can start to multiply and migrate ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

A nut used in herbal tea has become a hydrogel perfect for a variety of biomedical uses in new research from the University ...

DNA hydrogels are biocompatible drug delivery systems for targeted therapeutic interventions. Conventional DNA hydrogels, formed with many DNA nanostructure units, lead to increased preparation costs ...

Ghent University researchers 3D print hydrogels - superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) - for radiation protection in space.

A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of ...

This is what a group of researchers have been investigating for a few years now, with the most recent paper on the topic called Reversibly Sticking Metals and Graphite to Hydrogels and Tissues by ...