Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in ... This molecular support structure is called an extracellular matrix, and similar matrices hold together the cells in our body ...

Swiss researchers have created a groundbreaking biodegradable plastic-like material that is not only flexible and durable but ...

Swiss scientists have created a new plastic-like material that's flexible, biodegradable, and even edible. The secret? It's ...

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and ...

biomolecules are suspended within inset wells in a gel matrix, a voltage is applied and charged particles are pushed through the matrix. The size and charge of different molecules cause them to ...

In an email to Live Science ... the gel solidifies and forms a structure that resembles what would normally be in muscles. The body then works to dissolve this matrix, and as it degrades, it ...

A worm-filled gel has been shown to protect crops from ... which consists of the live nematodes suspended in a gelatinous matrix of non-toxic biodegradable carboxymethyl cellulose.

The gel was created by a team of researchers working at the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Meiji Pharmaceutical University, and Hokkaido University. According to the findings ...

Raise a glass to science. Researchers have developed a protein gel that neutralizes alcohol before it enters the bloodstream and essentially makes it harmless. Scientists at ETH Zurich created a ...