Below, we asked board-certified experts to share their take on what makes a great hydrogel mask. The result is a cohesive list of 10 options across skin types, price points, and key ingredients, ...

Advances in materials science are transforming medicine, engineering, and environmental technology. Among the most promising innovations are hydrogels—highly absorbent polymer networks with ...

Gelatin interacts with cells through the presence of arginine-glutamine-aspartic acid (R-G-D) sequences in its protein backbone, and it is also enzymatically degradable. 1 Gelatin is a cost-effective ...

Researchers have developed a plant-based hydrogel to create shape-changing, navigable small-scale robots with potential applications in biomedicine, including conducting medical procedures such as ...

Flexible synthetic skins use hydrogel arrays to mimic cephalopod camouflage through autonomous color and pattern shifts for soft robotics and wearables. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Efforts to mimic the ...