Two innovative UCSF projects in hydrogel therapies to develop new salivary glands and restore muscle loss after facial injuries have received critical funding to move closer to clinical trials. If the ...

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine require biomaterials that support cellular proliferation, migration, and self-organization to develop functional tissue structures. Granular hydrogel ...

Hydrogels with particulates, including proteins, drugs, nanoparticles, and cells, enable the development of new and innovative biomaterials. Precise control of the spatial distribution of these ...

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Researchers are one step closer to bioprinting organs and tissues using a novel granular hydrogel bioink. Every 9 minutes a person is added to the organ transplant waiting list in the United States, ...

Alafair Biosciences, Inc., a medical device company redefining soft-tissue protection in orthopedic surgery, announced today the first clinical use of its VersaCoat(TM) Flowable Hydrogel (VersaCoat(TM ...

Zustiak’s primary research interests are in hydrogel biomaterials and tissue engineering, with emphasis on developing novel biomaterials as cell scaffolds and drug screening platforms, and elucidating ...

Vibration resistant: A 3D rendered image of the vocal cord bioreactor used to mechanically test the porous double-network hydrogel. (Credit: Zixin He) What do the heart and the vocal cords have in ...

With a new durable composite hydrogel, researchers have 3D printed heart valves that last nearly 100 times as long as valves made with a simple hydrogel (Matter 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2021.03.011).

DURHAM, N.C. - Researchers at Duke University and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a biomaterial that significantly reduces scar formation after wounding, leading to more ...