A composite for implantable devices exhibits the strength of metal, but the biocompatibility and imaging characteristics of a polymer. As the demand for advanced implantable devices increases, the ...

Hydrogels are polymer materials made mostly from water. They can be used in a wide range of medical and other applications. However, previous incarnations of the materials suffered from repeated ...

Researchers at Okayama University describe in Acta Biomaterialia a new type of biocompatible adhesive material. The adhesive, made from nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite, glues both synthetic hydrogels ...

New York, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Biocompatible 3D Printing Material Market Research Report by Type, by Form, by Application - Global ...

Researchers created both organic, biocompatible transistors as well as mixed-conducting particulate material that can implement multiple, nonlinear, dynamic electronic functions. We generally ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Biocompatible 3D Printing Materials Market by Type (Polymer, Metal), Application (Implants & Prosthesis, Prototyping & Surgical Guides, Tissue Engineering, Hearing Aid), ...

An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Eva Blasco, a scientist at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) at Heidelberg University, has successfully ...

Researchers have developed a biocompatible material that can be 3D printed into any shape and pre-programmed with reversible shape memory. The material is made using keratin, a fibrous protein found ...

When Swedish scientists recently set out to create a rigid bone-replacement material, they inadvertently ended up producing a soft and rubbery substance. That's all right, though, as it may end up ...

Biomedical engineers at USC have created a new biocompatible material that is safe for marine life and avoids harmful microplastics. According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine ...

Scientists regularly turn to nature for inspiration in their pursuit of next-generation materials, and a team of engineers studying the porous microstructures of bone and wood has come up with a ...