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Hydrogel implants could be a fiber optic network for your body
2013-10-30 15:00:14| Extremetech
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered a way to use hydrogels to ferry light signals to deep within the body. This is the first time anybody has been able to speak optically with cells deep inside the body
Shape-shifting hydrogel takes cue from plants, moves to light
2013-06-03 20:28:03| CNET News.com
Soft robotics, typically inspired by octopuses, starfish, and squid, could get a boon from plants thanks to a new hydrogel out of Berkeley. [Read more]
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Big Blue Breaks Into Biotech With Bacteria-Blasting Hydrogel
2013-01-29 17:51:00| TechNewsWorld
Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed what they are calling the first antimicrobial hydrogel that is biodegradable, biocompatible and non-toxic. The hydrogel, which can penetrate diseased biofilms and eradicate drug-resistant bacteria upon contact, has applications ranging from antimicrobial cleaners to therapeutic delivery agents to tissue engineering.
A hydrogel that destroys superbugs and drug-resistant biofilms
2013-01-28 18:08:21| Biotech - Topix.net
The first-ever antimicrobial hydrogel that can break apart biofilms and destroy multidrug-resistant superbugs upon contact has been developed by researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and IBM Research.
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New Antimicrobial Hydrogel Developed To Fight Superbugs And Drug-Resistant Biofilms
2013-01-25 15:05:27| Biotech - Topix.net
Applications range from protective coating to sterilize hospital surfaces and medical equipment or as an injection to more effectively treat patients Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have revealed an antimicrobial hydrogel that can break through diseased biofilms and completely eradicate drug-resistant ... (more)
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