Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a ...

Chitosan, sourced from chitin ... innovations such as smart nanocarriers, responsive hydrogels, and multifunctional biomaterials will be investigated. This topic also seeks to overcome existing ...

A recent article in the Journal of Polymer Science explores the development of chitosan–silanized hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanocomposite films, focusing on their structural, mechanical, and ...

This is where Empa researchers have recently made progress: They have developed a hydrogel that meets the complex requirements while also being easy to manufacture. The basis: gelatin from the ...

LANZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have made new progress in defective cartilage repair with the development of an implantable magnetoelectric bionic cartilage hydrogel, offering ...

Additionally, the development of responsive hydrogels capable of adapting to external stimuli offers a powerful platform for drug delivery in chronic wound management. These hydrogels, when loaded ...

These batteries work well for flexible electronics but fall short on performance. Hydrogels are gel-like materials that exist in a quasi-solid state. This means they can be deformed and still ...

The material is a cement-hydrogel composite developed by a team led by Professor Zhou Yang at Southeast University in China. The team took inspiration from the layered structure inside plant stems ...

Polymeric and Soft Materials Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, No. 2055, Yan’an Street, Changchun 130012, P. R ...