OSAKA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE NOVEL THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMER WAS CREATED BY ADDING IONS TO POLYMERS AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. ITS THERMO RESPONSIVENESS CAN EASILY BE CONTROLLED BY CHANGING THE TYPE AND MIXING RATIO OF IONIC SPECIES. CREDIT: HARADA, OMU Osaka, Japan – Often referred to as smart materials, temperature-responsive or thermoresponsive polymers are gaining attention for...
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID IMAGE: THE TOP IMAGE SHOWS THE FORCES GENERATED BY AN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD ON PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE MATERIAL. THESE INTERACTIONS ARE SIMULATED BY A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL THAT IS ABLE TO GUIDE THE MANUFACTURING AND EXPERIMENTAL PROCESS (MIDDLE IMAGE). FINALLY, THE GENERATED FORCES ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE CELLS CULTURED ON...
RMIT UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE PATENTED ‘RESPITE’ NEBULISER USES HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES TO PRECISELY DELIVER DRUGS TO THE LUNGS. Researchers have revealed how high-frequency sound waves can be used to build new materials, make smart nanoparticles and even deliver drugs to the lungs for painless, needle-free vaccinations. While sound waves have been part of science and medicine...
