(Nanowerk Spotlight) Self-assembly, the spontaneous organization of molecules into ordered structures, has long captivated scientists with its elegance and potential. By harnessing the same principles ...

Given the biological structure of human skin for "water retention", we propose a novel bioinspired strategy to construct a spontaneously formed “skin” on the slippery hydrogels by incorporating ...

Researchers in São Paulo state, Brazil, have developed a low-cost anti-inflammatory hydrogel that in future could help treat chronic skin lesions such as those often seen in people with diabetes. They ...