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Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 13

June 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
POLA 51-13

The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.

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New materials for heart tissue regeneration

May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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A new biomaterial for heart tissue regeneration, resembling live cardiac tissue in key characteristics, has been reported.

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Bozhi Tian awarded Searle Scholar grant for nanoelectronics research

April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Graduate student John Zimmerman works in the tissue culture room of Bozhi Tian's biochemistry laboratory in the sub-basement of the Gordon Center for Integrative Science. In this room Tian's team performs biological experiments and integrates cells with nanoelectronic devices. Image: Robert Kozloff/University of Chicago.

Project is titled “Silicon-based Biomaterials for an Electrical Study of Single-Neuron Dynamics.”

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Functionalizing substrate surfaces to improve tissue engineering

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Researchers investiage the effect of mussel-inspired polydopamine functionalization on the behavior of skeletal myoblasts.

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Organic solar cells build on biodegradable, recyclable substrates

April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Efficient solar cells can be fabricated using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees.

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Book Review: Biomimetic Approaches for Biomaterials Development

April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Houman Savoji and Michael R. Wertheimer of the École Polytechnique de Montréal review new publication in biomimetics.

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Video Interview: Christopher Barner-Kowollik

March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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We talk to Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik, head of the Macromolecular Architectures group at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

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New carbon nanotube aerogel with cheap materials

March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Ultralight, flexible, fire-resistant carbon nanotube aerogels fabricated from bacterial cellulose.

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Nanoscale biomaterials: cutting edge bone therapy

February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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New work seeks to control the growth mechanisms of calcium phosphate nanobiomaterials of monetite.

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Laser scattering technique sheds light on the strength of spider silk

February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Female Nephila clavipes on her web. The web was characterized using Brillouin spectroscopy to directly and non-invasively determine the mechanical properties. Image: Jeffery Yarger.

Non–invasive laser light scattering technique used to uncover the elastic properties of silk from four different spider species.

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