Biophysics and bioengineering
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Machines sense and see in nanoseconds
Novel sensor array captures and computes optical signals at the same time, lowering delay caused by intermediate processing
The clever device that can let you see in 3D beyond the diffraction limit
Optical add-on enables any wide-field microscope to capture super-resolution images in 3D
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Physics in the pandemic: �?My workplace probably looks more like a war zone now’
Sam Vennin is impressed by the collaborations developing between research groups and predicts that research will emerge from the current situation deeply transformed
Physics in the pandemic: �?Scientists don’t live in a vacuum’
PhD student Lucy Rowlands is creating an ever-expanding list of experiments to do when she can return to the lab
How physics is helping in the war against COVID-19
Physics and physics-based technologies have a role to play in the global response
Physicists unveil new simplified ventilator for COVID-19 patients
Dark matter researchers create device using off-the-shelf components
Ask me anything: Cather Simpson
The chief science officer of Engender Technologies gives her advice to physics graduates
Physics in the pandemic: �?Experiments might have stopped, but thinking won’t’
Experimental physicist Giampaolo Pitruzzello describes how he plans to make the most of his time without a laboratory
Reports on biofabrication
Suction forces enable precise bioprinting
Aspiration-assisted technique could be used in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and the creation of “organs-on-a-chip” for drug testing and disease modelling
Taking a tiger’s pulse, mending a broken heart and dancing your PhD
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing
Box-shaped 3D tissue scaffolds cause human macrophages to switch into a pro-healing type, for use in biomaterial-based wound dressings
Cells thrive in blood-based bioink
3D bioprinted structures made with human platelet-derived bioink are particularly hospitable to cells, promoting proliferation without the need for animal products
3D bacterial biofilms help tackle antimicrobial resistance crisis
With antimicrobial resistance rising worldwide, 3D printed bacterial biofilms could provide a key weapon to aid the discovery of novel therapeutic targets
Hydrogel to repair heart proves safe to inject in humans
A first-in-human trial demonstrates the safety of an injectable hydrogel that aims to restore cardiac function following a heart attack
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Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to study the behaviour of liquid crystals made up of rod-shaped virus particles
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COVID-19: how physics is helping the fight against the pandemic
With the world in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jon Cartwright investigates how physics-based techniques are helping scientists study viruses, including this latest no...
Millimetre-scale transceiver boosts ingestible sensors
Wireless receiver and transmitter is small enough to fit in a swallowable capsule for monitoring gut health
Transverse arch puts a spring in your step, biomechanics study reveals
Curvature across foot plays a crucial role in how humans walk and run
Could bacterial toxins be our next antibiotics?
Scientists map the path by which a novel type of antibacterial agent is imported into bacteria
Frontiers in biofabrication
The remarkable progress in 3D bioprinting is now allowing scientists to fabricate artificial tissues and organs that could one day be implanted into the human body. This series of reports offers an insight into some of the most exciting recent advances, many of which were originally published in the IOP Publishing journal Biofabrication.
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Nanoparticles target the most dangerous prostate tumours
Nanoparticle-based contrast agents could both image and attack the nerve networks that make some prostate cancers especially aggressive
A nanosensor to detect epileptic seizures
Highly sensitive device is the first to detect changes in potassium ion levels in the brains of freely moving mice
Microneedle patch combines cold plasma and immunotherapy to treat melanoma
A patch that delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumours could boost immune response and kill cancer cells
Protein aggregation goes catalytic
Mathematical model describes how proteins self-assemble into the amyloid fibrils associated with diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's
Smart band-aid senses and treats bacterial infections
A new paper-based adhesive plaster detects the presence of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria in wounds and treats them accordingly
Birds learn from watching TV, eye-catching science images and levitating blood
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Brain injury diagnosed with a finger prick and an optofluidic chip
An optofluidic device uses Raman spectroscopy to detect a biomarker in blood associated with traumatic brain injury
Novel perfusion machine can keep livers alive for a week
A team from Zurich has developed a new perfusion machine that can keep donor livers alive outside of the body for seven days
Biodegradable guide can repair gaps in damaged nerves
A biodegradable synthetic nerve guide embedded with growth-promoting proteins can regenerate long sections of damaged nerves
Light activation offers non-invasive removal of medical implants
Devices incorporating a light-sensitive hydrogel break down inside the body when exposed to light from an ingestible LED capsule
Bone marrow-on-a-chip models damage and disease
Human bone marrow chip provides a reliable model to study bone marrow damage by radiation, drugs and disease
AI algorithm detects single cancer cells throughout an entire mouse body
A novel deep-learning algorithm automatically detects tiny metastases and determines which ones are targeted by a potential drug
The many valleys of death for healthcare photonics
Entrepreneurs at Photonics West share their stories of translating laboratory advances into clinical practice
Invisible dye embeds vaccination records on skin
A microneedle patch containing fluorescent quantum dots invisibly encodes vaccination history in the skin
Can a simple sweat sensor replace blood tests?
A new sweat sensor can remove the need for blood draws to monitor levels of metabolites
Music could promote brain development in preterm babies
Giving premature infants daily music therapy during intensive care stays increased structural maturation of their brain's auditory and emotional processing pathways
Getting inside a dog’s nose with mass spectrometry
Identifying the chemicals that let dogs sniff out cancer could lead to routine non-invasive screening and early diagnosis
Gold nanoparticles inside cells are not inert, say researchers
New study reveals that cells can metabolize gold even though it is not essential for their function
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