When you think about materials used in medicine, you likely picture metals, plastics, or synthetic gels. Researchers at the ...

A new gel developed by McGill researchers could change how vocal cord injuries are treated. The injectable material lasts far ...

To create a new wound-care gel, researchers used a common hydrogel, Gel-MA, and created several combinations infused with platelet-rich blood plasma (PRP) and polylysine (PL). To test the gel’s ...

Researchers have developed an easy-to-apply antibacterial hydrogel by incorporating a biodegradable oligomer into a ...

Advances in materials science are transforming medicine, engineering, and environmental technology. Among the most promising innovations are hydrogels—highly absorbent polymer networks with ...

Hydrogels are popular for use in skin ailments and tissue engineering. These polymer-based biocompatible materials are useful for their abilities to retain water, deliver drugs into wounds, and ...

Cataracts—a condition that causes clouding of the eye's lens and deteriorating vision—will affect nearly everyone who lives long enough. Now Johns Hopkins scientists have pioneered a new ...

For people living with chronic inflammatory diseases, the immune system can feel like a switch that is stuck in the ‘on’ ...

Our brains not only memorize things, they also forget them. While that may seem like a limitation, it's a quality that's been copied in a new hydrogel – and it may actually have some practical ...