A new 3D printed customizable hydrogel performed well in preclinical trials with several different types of meniscal tears. Meniscus tears are common knee injuries that have long frustrated patients ...

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only ...

An international team of researchers has embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed through 3D printing to create structures that contract when exposed to light -- and expand again when ...

Hydrogels, soft and water-rich materials, have long fascinated researchers because of their potential in medical and ...

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 ...

A study led by Northwestern University researchers has reported a way to observe hydrogel nano and microstructure while the ...

A 3D printed hydrogel bandage on a pig heart. Credit: Casey A. Cass, University of Colorado The heart is an impressive organ that has to beat constantly for years. But what happens when heart tissue ...