Implantable piezoelectric polymer improves controlled release of drugs
Repeated tests showed a similar amount of drug release per activation, confirming robust control of release rateCredit: Jin Nam/UCR A ...
Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics
Lehigh Engineering PhD students earn prestigious STEM research fellowships from NSF, DoD
Credit: Courtesy of Nicole Malofsky and Mari-Therese Burton / Lehigh University Rossin College PhD students Mari-Therese Burton (materials science and ...
Finer touch for tuning stem cell “fate” with substrates of varying stiffness
Quantitative control over localization of key proteins in mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...
Understanding light-activated proteins in order to improve them
Credit: Centre for Protein Diagnostics (PRODI) Today, proteins that can be controlled with light are a widely used tool in ...
Opening up possibilities with open-top optofluidic device
Co-planar optoelectrowetting device allows for droplet access from above that increases microfluidic input/output system integration configurations while achieving faster droplet ...
Long search finds grain of hope in the glume
Credit: John Innes Centre Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat ...
Oregon researchers find cell division machinery that makes brain cells
High speed, super-resolution imagery suggests that neural stem cells in fruit flies operate like machinery on a factory floorCredit: University ...
Adding antibodies to enhance photodynamic therapy for viral and bacterial disease
Advancing PDT as a rapid response to pandemicsCredit: Vladislav Yakovlev/Texas A&M University WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 -- The COVID-19 pandemic ...
COVID-19 testing method gives results within one second
Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methodsCredit: Minghan Xian, Hao Luo, Xinyi Xia, ...
How x-rays could make reliable, rapid COVID-19 tests a reality
An imaging technique pioneered by Berkeley Lab is helping reveal the best antibodies for COVID-19 detectionCredit: (Credit: Berkeley Lab) Vaccines ...
The perfect blend: Optimizing gas mixtures for hydrogen storage in clathrate hydrates
Scientists find optimal hydrogen-natural gas blend to trap hydrogen in cage-like molecules more effectivelyCredit: GIST In our ongoing quest to ...
Ventilating the rectum to support respiration
Credit: Institute of Research,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Oxygen is crucial to many forms of life. Its delivery to the organs ...
A Z-RNA nanoswitch encoded by “junk DNA” turns-off immune responses against self
Left-hand RNA and self-recognitionCredit: Alan Herbert In a paper published in the May 13th, 2021 issue of PLOS Genetics, a ...
Previously unknown letter reveals Einstein’s thinking on bees, birds and physics
A recently discovered letter written by Albert Einstein discusses a link between physics and biology, seven decades before evidence emerges.Credit: ...
Bioengineering approach for functional muscle regeneration
Combining biochemical and topographical cues improves quality and efficiency of skeletal muscle regenerationCredit: Sang Jin Lee WASHINGTON, May 11, 2021 ...
Does driving wear you out? You might be experiencing ‘accelerousal’
Researchers introduce new factor to explain stress while drivingCredit: University of Houston Admit it: Daily commutes - those stops, the ...
Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method
Credit: POSTECH Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these ...
Engineering diseased human skin in vitro
Credit: POSTECH The skin, which covers the surface of the human body, is its largest organ. It is the first ...
Having a ball: New English Premier League soccer ball more stable, drags more
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba compare a new English Premier League soccer ball with previous versions in wind-tunnel experiments, ...