A multidisciplinary team have built hydrogels built entirely from synthetic peptides so their properties can be precisely ...

At first glance, it looks like a plain, slightly glossy sheet. Then it goes through a quick bath, the temperature shifts, and a famous face comes back from nowhere.

Hydrogels are soft, jelly-like materials that can absorb large amounts of water. They are widely used in medical technologies ...

SOLASCURE Ltd (SolasCure), a biotechnology company developing a novel treatment to transform chronic wound healing, today announced the successful completion of its second Phase II clinical trial, ...

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 ...

FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Continuous monitoring of heart rate and ...

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 ...

Following the successful late-stage study in wet age-related macular degeneration, Ocular plans to meet with the FDA to ...

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

Polymer-based hydrogels are used to treat skin ailments and in tissue engineering because of their ability to retain water, deliver drugs into wounds, and biodegrade. However, they are complicated to ...