Cancer
Chinese scientists develop hydrogel to help burn tumors in the body
Chinese scientists have developed a hydrogel that can offer dual effectiveness in the fight against cancer.
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Cancer
Japanese scientists use worms to kill cancer cells
The team from Osaka University discovered that it is possible to encase the worms in a hydrogel shell containing compounds useful as cancer drugs.
Health
New type of Hydrogel helps to clean out kidney stones in the body
A new type of hydrogel developed by a German company can help doctors thoroughly treat kidney stones in a patient's body.
Scientific application
Turn the air into fresh water for farming in the desert
By turning air into fresh water, the team successfully grew spinach in the Saudi Arabian desert in June when daytime temperatures hit 55 degrees Celsius.
Scientific application
Development of a material that sucks up nearly 6 liters of water from the air every day
Scientists have developed a salt hydrogel that can draw large amounts of fresh water from the air in conditions of just 30% humidity.
Scientific application
The system produces both solar power and water in the desert
The WEC2P system consists of a solar cell and a hydrogel layer that absorbs moisture in the air, and can operate day and night.
Cancer
New research: Turning cancer cells into stem cells, helping to make medicine
Scientists at Hokkaido University, Japan have developed a hydrogel capable of turning cancer cells back into cancer stem cells in 24 hours.
Science invention
Japan invented 'super glue' used underwater
The newly invented special glue that can attach materials including glass, metal and stone in seawater in a matter of seconds.
Health
Use gel from brown algae and soluble polymer to protect donated tissue
Swiss scientists have successfully solved the problem of immune system attack and rejection by using a protective hydrogel, prepared on the basis of sodium alginate from…
Discover science
Life on Earth comes from ... clay?
According to Scientific Reports, researchers from Cornell University (USA) believe that clay may be
Biology
New polymer products derived from soybean oil
Hair care products, bandages for wound treatment and capsules are potential applications of a new type of soybean-derived polymers.
Medicine - Health
New generation bandages from marine algae can stop internal bleeding in minutes
Internal bleeding due to being hit or traffic accident, occupational accident ... is one of the leading causes of death if the patient is not stopped bleeding in time.
Medicine - Health
Super glue helps 'bandage' injured eyeballs within minutes
This fluid is like the soldiers fighting in the battlefield, they have to race against time to protect eyeballs, if delaying eye damage there will be no way to treat.
Medicine - Health
Developed the world's first artificial biological retina
Researchers have recently created the world's first artificial biological retina. This is considered a major step forward to avoid damage in retinal implant surgery in t…