Shape Determines Therapeutic Properties of Engineered Cells
In a recently published study, MIT scientists show that implanted cells’ therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold…
Biomaterials
Nanoparticle-Based System Advances Stem Cell Culture Techniques
By packaging Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) inside biodegradable nanoparticles, scientists developed a nanoparticle-based system to deliver growth factors to stem cells in culture, resulting in…
Researchers use Nanotechnology to Harness the Natural Light Produced by Fireflies
By designing a way to chemically attach genetically manipulated luciferase enzymes directly to the surface of nanorods, scientists at Syracuse University found a new way…
Zeolite Catalyst Creates P-Xylene from Biomass
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
High Quality Microlenses from Calcium Carbonate Structures
By studying the brittlestar Ophiocoma wendtii, whose body is covered with tiny crystalline lenses made of calcium carbonate, scientists were able to create high quality…
Researchers Focus on Development of Neural Control of Prosthetics for Amputees
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are focusing on the development of biomaterials and peripheral nerves at the interface site between the nervous system and where…
