Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia have created a chitosan-nickel composite film that gains up to 50% more tensile strength when soaked in water, flipping the central ...

That trait, which makes a coffee lid or a fishing float so useful, also turns plastic into a long-term guest in places it was ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), working with collaborators, report a new biomaterial ...

A new study led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has unveiled the first biomaterial that is not only ...

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have developed what they suggest is the first biomaterial that is not only waterproof but that also grows stronger when in contact ...

A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics ...

Market valued at $1.45B in 2024 grows at 10.4% CAGR driven by biocompatible hemostatic solutions in surgical and trauma ...

Chitosan is an interesting polymer that has been used extensively in the medical field. It is either partially or fully deacetylated chitin. As chitin occurs naturally (in fungal cell walls and ...