Soft robotic devices powered by glucose are paving the way for artificial muscles. The field of robotics has made significant strides in recent years, producing advanced machines to aid us in our…
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Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics – Advanced Science News
Moving away from our dependence on antibiotics through alternative antimicrobial strategies. Figure 1. Proposed antibacterial mechanism of ZnO‐CNP‐TRGL nanocarbons. Bacterial drug resistance is a global emergency. Poor practice and overuse of antibiotics…
Living Machines: A Macrophage–Mg Hybrid Biomotor
Artificial biomotors for in vivo therapeutic applications. Figure 1: SEM image of a MΦ–Mg motor; Mg-micromotor is pseudocolored in green and MΦ is pseudocolored in pink. All biological functions are moderated by…
A Photo-Responsive Hydrogel Assists in Spinal Cord Repair
A photosensitive hydrogel has shown promise in healing spinal cord injuries. Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences to restore tissue function or to…
A Trifecta Therapy for Fighting Cancer
Novel biocompatible nanocapsules for combined nanocatalytic, photothermal, and chemotherapy. The relationship between tumors and their surrounding microenvironment plays an important role in cancer growth and metastasis. In recent years, the tumor microenvironment…