Chemistry & Physics
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From lab to market: how renewable polymers could transform medicine
FAR Publishing LimitedPeer-Reviewed Publication
The development of renewable polymers for use in healthcare has shown excellent results, especially in biomedicine, such as in controlled drug release. Using materials like cellulose, chitosan, and starch, scientists have developed advanced ways of applying these polymers to the human body. However, turning these discoveries into commercially available products is still a significant challenge.
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- JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS
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- FAPESP
Scientists harness micropattern arrays to decode and direct cellular biomechanics for regenerative medicine
FAR Publishing LimitedResearchers have unveiled the transformative potential of micropattern arrays—engineered microstructures—to probe and guide cellular biomechanics. These arrays not only help decipher how cells sense physical cues but also steer tissue regeneration and stem cell fate, paving the way for breakthroughs in tissue regeneration, organ-on-a-chip systems, and disease modeling.
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- BIOCELL
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province
Southern Ocean saltier, hotter and losing ice fast as decades-long trend unexpectedly reverses
University of SouthamptonPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ice in steep decline.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
THC undetectable after withdrawal period in cows fed hemp byproduct
Oregon State UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Mapping the dairy matrix: Understanding how the physical structures in dairy foods uniquely fuel the human body
ElsevierHow do we determine how healthy our food is? We know now that our nutrition shouldn’t just be measured in calories, or even in just macronutrients (the balance of fats, protein, and carbohydrates). An emerging body of research is instead demonstrating that the unique interplay between nutrients and components and how they connect to each other to form a holistic food matrix all play a role in the nutritional value that foods deliver. A new review article in a special issue of the Journal of Dairy Science, published by Elsevier, dedicated to the dairy matrix and human nutrition explores what the latest science has to say about the incredible structural complexity of dairy foods, as well as the impact of the dairy food matrix on nutrient digestion and absorption.
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- Journal of Dairy Science
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new online platform, SMRT-Flames, can identify areas in need of land management in order to reduce future smoke exposures from uncontrolled fires. While most wildfire tools predict fire risk, SMRT-Flames explicitly considers smoke exposure across populations
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- Environmental Science & Technology