A team of bioengineers has developed a new protein-based gel that, when exposed to light, mimics many of the properties of elastic tissue, such as skin and blood vessels. They now report on the new ...

Hydrogels have huge potential in the field of biomedicine, but aren't without their shortcomings in their existing form. These tiny polypeptide chains are championed for their many possible ...

The measurement of gels and film properties is of widespread interest in the manufacture of food, packaging, pharmaceutical, medical and cosmetic products. Gel strength, elasticity and rupture force ...

BOSTON, July 2 (UPI) --Scientists have created a stretchable hydrogel that can be used as a sealant that develops a barrier and promotes wound healing. The elastin-like polypeptide-based, or ELP, ...

Mussels can generate their own self-healing sticky material, which allows them to attach to rocks and to repair microtears caused by breaking waves and sand abrasion, but the elastic gel attached to ...

A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), led by Ali Khademhosseini, PhD, and Nasim Annabi, PhD, of the Biomedical Engineering Division, has developed a new protein-based gel that, ...

Bioengineers have developed a new protein-based gel that, when exposed to light, mimics many of the properties of elastic tissue, such as skin and blood vessels. (Courtesy of Nasim Annabi, Brigham and ...