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Results for: Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- April 14, 2020
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COVID-19 prompts a team of engineers to rethink the humble face mask
- Stanford engineers have developed a new type of protective face mask that can counteract the side effects of oxygen deficiency.
- Materials for Sustainability, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- October 10, 2019
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Researchers invent a new treatment to prevent wildfires
- Tests suggest that spraying this environmentally-benign fire retardant on high-risk areas could dramatically cut the number of fires that occur each year.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- November 01, 2018
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Tiny nanostraws could deliver precise doses of molecules into cells
- These glass-like protrusions poke small holes in cell walls to deliver their cargo and may improve cancer treatment and gene therapy for certain diseases.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- November 02, 2017
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An advance in stem-cell development could help lead to new therapies
- A new gel could help grow the large quantities of neural stem cells needed for sought-after therapies. Its success depends on the cells’ ability to stay in touch.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- November 30, 2016
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How nontoxic hydrogels could aid in food production and fire fighting
- Hydrogels already form the absorbent layer in disposable diapers and the curve of soft contact lenses. A new process makes these materials even more useful.
- Materials for Sustainability, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials