PVA is a thermoplastic synthetic polymer that, unlike many other synthetic polymers, is made by hydrolysis of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc). PVA's applications have ...

A recent article published in Gels proposed fabricating chiral co-assembled hybrid hydrogels using L/D‐phenylalanine gelators (L/DPFEG) comprising epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and cross-linked with ...

As the demand for advanced wound healing and drug delivery materials grows, scientists are turning to sustainable, bioactive materials for innovative solutions. A recent study by Bowei Wang et al., ...

The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself--in short, a hydrogel. Semiconductors, the key materials for ...

Most biofabrication techniques make use of bioinks – hydrogel structures laden with cells and extracellular matrix components – that are extruded layer-by-layer to engineer functional biological ...

A research team has unveiled a new type of hydrogel that leverages the natural properties of lignin to create a multifunctional material suitable for biomedical applications, particularly in wound ...