A battery built entirely from hydrogels is a soft as human tissue and could offer a biocompatible power source for medical implants, its inventors say (Adv. Mater. 2021, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105120). ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a contraceptive. Researchers from ETH ...

Biomaterials are synthetic or natural materials that interact with biological systems. These materials are predominantly used in medicine and dentistry, where they come into contact with living ...

It's a familiar scenario – a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an already compromised system. Expensive, ...

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, ...

Biomaterials are materials used to build medical devices or implants/prostheses, meant to restore or replace lost or impaired body functions. They are derived from natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic ...

The use of polyurethane in medical applications has been well-documented. 1 But there is one member of the polyurethane family — the polycarbonate-urethane subset ­— that has great potential for use ...

Regentis Biomaterials Ltd ( ($RGNT) ) has shared an announcement. On January 6, 2025, Regentis Biomaterials announced peer-reviewed publication of ...