(Nanowerk News) Knowledge about colloidal gel formation and dissolution has implications for understanding the preparation and stability of many consumer goods such as milk and yogurt, and personal ...

Many people use hydrogels without knowing it. As superabsorbents in nappies, for example, hydrogels absorb a lot of liquid. In the process, the initially dry material becomes jelly-like, but it does ...

A new bioinspired sponge-like gel shrinks single-handedly, squeezing unspecialized cells inside it and turning them into cells that begin to form teeth. The new material was inspired by the embryo's ...

The star-polymer-DNA gel consists of complementary DNA strands (red and blue) linked to a molecule called polyethylene glycol (PEG, black). At lower temperatures, the DNA strands form complementary ...