Biomaterial

This yeast-based 3D printed biomaterial could one day replace your wallpaper and drapes

This yeast-based 3D printed biomaterial could one day replace your wallpaper and drapes Researchers have made a new biomaterial that has a similar tensile strength as a fruit roll-up and could help reduce waste produced from indoor decor. Scientists have cooked up a new kind of building material from an ingredient more often found in bread, beer and pizza dough: baker's yeast. The squishy, yeast-based paste can be squeezed through a 3D printer, dried at room temperature and turned into...

Biomaterial made from jackfruit latex is a promising treatment for periodontitis

Biomaterial made from jackfruit latex is a promising treatment for periodontitis Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Researchers from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FCMS) at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) in Sorocaba, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have developed a biomaterial containing jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel extract, and simvastatin (a statin-based medication) that shows promising efficacy in...

One-pot lactic acid production from rice straw: A consolidated bioprocess with enzymatic pretreatment-saccharification and Microbial co-fermentation

Global demand for platform chemicals and biomaterials urges us to seek sustainable strategies along with waste valorization to produce lactic acid (LA) sustainably. The study has designed a one-pot fermentation strategy by employing in-house produced ligninolytic and saccharifying enzymes on rice straw along with a consortium of hexose and pentose sugar co-fermenting microorganisms. Biological pretreatment with in-house ligninolytic enzyme was selected for the one-pot strategy from a...

Nanoparticles inspired by lung fluid improve therapies targeting respiratory system

The CIC biomaGUNE Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials has developed pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles (the blend of lipids and proteins that line the alveoli and enables breathing), which are encapsulated in a drug used to treat pulmonary fibrosis. The researchers show that these nanoparticles are highly capable of remaining trapped in the diseased tissue after being administered via the pulmonary pathway. This allows the doses of antifibrotic medication to be cut, and thus...

Q&A: Are plants the key to solving energy and food crises worldwide?

Q&A: Are plants the key to solving energy and food crises worldwide? Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Changing market conditions are increasing the need for cost-effective ways to produce biorenewable chemicals, biofuels and materials that can serve as alternatives to oil-based products. According to Costas Maranas, Robert V. and Gloria H. Waltemeyer Chair and Donald B. Broughton Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State, solutions to these problems could come from...

Nanofiber implant delivers three drugs, doubles survival in glioblastoma mice

Nanofiber implant delivers three drugs, doubles survival in glioblastoma mice Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Researchers with the University of Cincinnati and Johns Hopkins Medicine developed a potential treatment for brain cancer that uses nanofibers embedded with a combination of drugs that work in concert to target tumors. The drugs proved more effective in combination than when administered alone and can provide both immediate and long-lasting doses to kill cancer...

Unlikely material behind Whitsundays artist's fashion collection

Whitsundays artist creates fish leather from seafood waste Sun 31 May 2026 at 7:02am In the front yard of her home, nestled in the picturesque Whitsundays, Felicity Chapman strips the last pieces of flesh and sinew from a strip of barramundi skin. "You want to keep the tension really tight, otherwise it just tears," Ms Chapman said. Swapping between a large-handled knife and a scalpel for the more precise work, she uses a process learned entirely through trial and error.

Novel synthetic biomolecule degrades disease-related proteins

Novel synthetic biomolecule degrades disease-related proteins Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel synthetic biomolecular condensate that can degrade intracellular disease-causing proteins, providing a framework for new therapeutic approaches for a wide range of diseases, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications. Shana Kelley, Ph.D., the Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical...

Cell-Dense Bioink Design for Xolography: Coupling Refractive Index-Matching with Increased Photoreactivity

Bioxolography enables high-resolution fabrication of geometrically complex, cell-laden constructs for tissue engineering. However, tissue-relevant cell densities conflict with the optical transparency required for efficient dual-color volumetric printing. In this work, we extend the Bioxolography toolbox to include refractive index (RI) matching for cell-laden bioresins using iodixanol (IDX).

Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier