#biomaterials — Public Fediverse posts

🫧 Is there a point where hydration stops helping, and starts harming tissue integrity?

🔗 How Hydration Weakens Collagen: A Mesoscale Energy Decomposition of Type I and Type II Fibrils. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0050

📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj

#Collagen #Biomaterials #TissueEngineering #Cartilage #Biomechanics #BiomedicalEngineering #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #RegenerativeMedicine #Bioengineering

Microneedles that could revolutionize cancer immunotherapy.

Made from natural polysaccharides, the new microneedles not only deliver drugs but also activate the immune system, paving the way for more effective and less invasive anticancer therapies.

Read more: https://omniletters.com/microneedles-that-could-revolutionize-cancer-immunotherapy/

#CancerImmunotherapy #Microneedles #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch #Oncology #DrugDelivery #TransdermalDelivery #Biomaterials #Polysaccharides #Nanomedicine #science #cancer

🧬 Can molecular simulations transform the future of long-acting diabetes treatments?

🔗 In silico investigations of albumin-GLP-1 receptor agonist complexes for diabetes drug delivery applications. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.11.007

📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/

#MolecularDynamics #DiabetesResearch #Biotherapeutics #GLP1 #Albumin #DrugDelivery #Biomaterials #ComputationalBiology #ProteinEngineering

#MicroscopyMonday – No this is NOT an aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

This is a scanning electron microscopy image of the cranial sutures in the rat skull. 🔬💀🐀 These are fibrous joints where the bones of the skull interdigitate, allowing for flexibility and growth during infancy and early childhood before fusing in adulthood.

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#bone #electronmicroscopy #imaging #biomaterials #science #medicine #biology #development #osteology #evolution

🦴🩻🔬🥼🧬 “Bone without borders – Monetite-based calcium phosphate guides bone formation beyond the skeletal envelope”

#bone #biomaterials #implants #engineering #biology #microscopy #imaging #invivo #science #histology #pathology #Ramanspectroscopy #ElectronMicroscopy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X22001281

#Enderstruder: An accessible #OpenSource #syringe #extruder compatible with #Ender series 3D printers:

-editable #Cura profiles for 5 commonly used #biomaterials

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.15.553241
#DIYbio #3Dprinter #lab #instruments #bioprinting #bioink #hydrogel #tissue #engineering