Researchers have developed microneedle sensors for plants before, with some drawbacks. For instance, one microneedle patch ...

A research team from TU Graz and the Vellore Institute of Technology in India is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation ...

EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients throughout the EU. Therefore, ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel-based strain sensor that measures blood potassium from a single drop of serum in two ...

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a ...

A double network hydrogel being stretched to different lengths. The necked region of the hydrogel indicates rupture of the first polymer network (Photo: WPI-ICReDD). New double network hydrogel ...

Researchers engineered Shewanella oneidensis to produce extracellular DNA hydrogels, enabling the development of biohybrid ...

Addition of a photodegradable group to the backbone of synthetic hydrogels enables real-time control of the material's chemical and physical properties. The techniques allow for observation of ...