(Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks that can absorb huge volumes of water. In recent years, significant progress has been made with so-called "stimuli-responsive" hydrogels ...

The biodegradable gel is an inert biocomposite, which confers unique mechanical properties and naturally self-reassembles. Forming a porous cell-friendly 3D scaffolding structure, the cross-linked ...

Newly launched automated instrument streamlines hydrogel swelling and degradation testing, replacing manual 100-hour ...

The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself: in short, a hydrogel. Meanwhile, semiconductors—the key materials ...

Learn about the groundbreaking 4D printed hydrogel that mimics cephalopod skin, transforming with heat and mechanical stress.

The hydrogel behaves like a programmable canvas. Rather than using traditional pigments, researchers embedded data directly ...

Researchers from the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, have developed a smart gel that responds to multiple stimuli for precise drug release. Gels that respond ...