Several biomedical research applications make the most of the natural fluorescence response of amino acids – the essential building blocks of all proteins. These protein fluorescence responses to ...

Advances to optoelectronic tweezers can address some of the challenges that limit their biochemical and biomedical ...

Plasmonic nanoparticles have proven to hold significant benefits, increasing their popularity amongst scientists who are keen to advance medicine with nanotechnological innovations. Plasmonic ...

Polyphosphazenes represent a unique class of polymers, distinguished by an inorganic backbone of alternating phosphorus and nitrogen atoms, which can be functionalised with a diverse array of organic ...

Although 4D printing is considered very promising for various biomedical applications – such as tissue scaffolds, neural scaffolds, grafts and stents, cardiac patches and valves, even bionic ...

Their unique structure gives rise to an extraordinary combination of optical, mechanical, and electrical properties that are useful in drug and gene delivery systems, biomedical imaging, biosensors, ...

An easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray has been developed. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated objects can crawl, walk, or roll on different surfaces.

The realm of biomaterials engineering has witnessed transformative growth with the advent of functional hydrogels—polymeric networks engineered for ...

Vaccine development, disease diagnosis and early medical intervention are all supported by Raman spectroscopy. This tool provides rich, chemically-specific data that enables point-of-care utilization ...

The wearable artificial kidney (WAK) is considered to be a potential candidate offering better quality of life to patients with end-stage renal disease. The key technology, also a major challenge, is ...