Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium are working on the development of advanced 3D-printed hydrogels for radiation ...

The findings are published in Advanced Materials ("Intrinsic Anti-Freezing, Tough, and Transparent Hydrogels for Smart Optical and Multi-Modal Sensing Applications"). The team combined methyl ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of ...

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various ...

Advanced materials for applications from sustainable ... and modified them to create soft materials known as hydrogels. He has created hydrogel adhesives that, when cured with ultraviolet light ...

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel.

Gels are materials composed of a three-dimensional crosslinked polymer or colloidal network immersed in a fluid. They are usually soft and weak, but can be made hard and tough. Hydrogels are gels ...

Mathes et al, Lipopeptide Hydrogel Possesses Adjuvant‐Like Properties for the Delivery of the GPC‐3 Peptide‐derived Antigen, Advanced Functional Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.

Based in fundamental materials science, the group synthesizes cytocompatible and cell-instructive biomaterials, often from biopolymers (e.g., hyaluronic acid) that are crosslinked into water-swollen ...

These challenges highlight the urgent need for advanced electrolytes ... in the journal Energy Materials and Devices. The team successfully synthesized a novel hydrogel electrolyte that, when ...