The newly developed hydrogel precursor comprises alginate (natural polysaccharide derived from brown algae), RGD peptide-containing mussel adhesive protein, calcium ions, phosphonodiols ...

Created by Prof. Hyung Joon Cha and colleagues at Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), it's a hydrogel made up of alginate (derived from algae), a bioengineered mussel ...

In the field of biomedical nanotechnology, chitosan and alginate —both naturally derived biopolymers — have garnered significant attention due to their ...

The team successfully synthesized a novel hydrogel electrolyte that, when paired with a Prussian blue cathode, achieves outstanding energy density and cyclability in sodium-zinc hybrid ion batteries.

Did you know silica gel packets are used to absorb moisture and keep things dry? You get them with a lot of things; new shoes, vitamin and medicine bottles and in new handbags. But instead of ...

CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China School of Future Technology, ...

For instance, given the crucial role of the silica gel in CaP formation during BG dissolution, uncertainty exists about how such a silica gel forms on the BG surface. In the case of CaP formation ...

Owing to its huge silicate and alumina content, fly ash reacts with an alkaline solution to form an aluminium silicate gel, which blends the particles ... prices of laboratory-grade activators, such ...