Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity. When these glands are irreversibly damaged—by radiotherapy or autoimmune ...

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Soft Machines Lab have developed a silver-hydrogel composite that has high electrical conductivity and is capable of delivering direct current while ...

Posted: Jun 03, 2017: Strong hydrogels that respond to force, heat and light (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed novel hydrogels not only exhibited remarkable optical response from pale yellow ...

Researchers at Thailand’s Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated a novel hydrogel that has high cooling effect on silicon PV panels. The lightweight technology ...

Sep 17, 2022: Hydrogels pave way for future of soft robotics (Nanowerk News) As their name suggests, hydrogels begin in liquid form as monomers.This viscous liquid, which can be made of synthetic or ...

The hydrogel is cemented and clamped to a titanium base, which is then attached to a hole left by the damaged cartilage. This boasted a shear strength of 2 MPa, which is 68% stronger than natural ...