McGill University researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal ...

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine require biomaterials that support cellular proliferation, migration, and self-organization to develop functional tissue structures. Granular hydrogel ...

Cancer fighters know that losing their hair is often part of the battle, but Michigan State University researchers have ...

Two innovative UCSF projects in hydrogel therapies to develop new salivary glands and restore muscle loss after facial injuries have received critical funding to move closer to clinical trials. If the ...

Hydrogels with particulates, including proteins, drugs, nanoparticles, and cells, enable the development of new and innovative biomaterials. Precise control of the spatial distribution of these ...

Marquandomyces marquandii is a common species of soil mold, and a promising candidate for the job. This fungus has had a bit of an identity crisis, being misclassified as Paecilomyces marquandii until ...

How can fungi be used for constructing biomaterials? This is what a recent study published in JOM hopes to address as a team ...

Researchers are one step closer to bioprinting organs and tissues using a novel granular hydrogel bioink. Every 9 minutes a person is added to the organ transplant waiting list in the United States, ...

Zustiak’s primary research interests are in hydrogel biomaterials and tissue engineering, with emphasis on developing novel biomaterials as cell scaffolds and drug screening platforms, and elucidating ...

With a new durable composite hydrogel, researchers have 3D printed heart valves that last nearly 100 times as long as valves made with a simple hydrogel (Matter 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.03.011).

A research team has developed an innovative injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration. This hydrogel utilizes ...