Researchers are exploring the remarkable potential of fungal biopolymers, such as chitin, to produce composites and nanomaterials for use in coatings, membranes, packaging and paper. First isolated...
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Researchers demonstrate the potential advantages of using 3D UV inkjet printing to create tablet forms of a poorly soluble drug. The low solubility of...
Surveys of tiny pieces of fragmented plastic – microplastics – have so far largely focussed on marine environments. A new study investigates their...
Skin tissue engineering is a promising field of regenerative medicine. In a new study, scientists use a newly-developed 3D printing technology to...
Analyzing Pollutants In Sperm Whale Blubber As top predators in the food chain, marine mammals are known to accumulate particularly high levels of...
Can Bacteria Help Clean Up Nanoparticles From Wastewater? Silver nanoparticles are being added to a growing number of everyday consumer products, with...
Delivering treatments directly to the moist tissues that line many parts of our bodies is notoriously difficult. Can genetically-engineered spider...
Patients on dialysis are at risk of developing hyperphosphatemia, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. A new study looks at factors...
Testing hair samples for drugs or pharmaceuticals is now a well-established technique in clinical and forensic toxicology, but quantitative results...