biomaterials

Nature Communications, Published online: 21 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74689-3 Detoxifying the immunogenic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) remains challenging. Here, the authors show that the Brassicaceae protein LORE binds LPS with high affinity and develop plant-derived nanovesicles displaying native LORE, combined with cerium-based nanozymes, to enable LPS hydrolysis.

Slow-healing lesions — common in diabetics and burn victims — can lead to lingering infections that resist antibiotic treatment. A new approach using light-activated therapies may offer a solution.

Scientists in Brazil have developed a novel biomaterial that could transform how severe gum disease is treated, offering hope for patients who have lost bone and tissue around their teeth. The material, created by researchers at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, combines an unusual trio of ingredients: latex extracted from jackfruit, pomegranate peel extract and simvastatin, a medi…

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02192-3 A nickel-modified nanopore enables simultaneous, unambiguous identification of amino acids and peptides. Direct analysis or hydrolysis-based sequencing can be used for profiling and reconstruction, and detect single-residue mutations and post-translational modifications.

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41565-026-02198-x Programmed synthesis of porous protein crystals enables the immobilization and patterning of diverse materials and molecules with nanoscale spatial precision and allows the controlled, sequential release of biomolecules that guide cell signalling.

Natural fibre composites are no longer confined to low-load or purely aesthetic applications. Over the past decade, flax reinforcements in particular have matured into engineerable materials that combine low density, attractive specific stiffness and outstanding vibration damping, while meeting increasingly demanding industrial requirements. At Managing Composites (MC), our interest in flax is no…

Compostable plastics could be part of a solution to the world’s plastic waste problem. But currently these materials need industrial composting facilities to break down. In a step toward making a home-compostable plastic, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have augmented polylactide (PLA)—a widely used biobased and compostable polymer—with a small amount of an additive. […]

A new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel, and simvastatin could transform the treatment of severe gum disease. Early tests suggest it not only combats infection and inflammation but may also help rebuild lost bone and tissue around teeth.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-58047-3 Development and performance evaluation of macropore intelligent plugging hydrogels

Compostable plastics could be part of a solution to the world's plastic waste problem. But currently these materials need industrial composting facilities to break down. In a step toward making a home-compostable plastic, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have augmented polylactide (PLA) -- a widely used biobased and compostable polymer-- with a small amount of an additive. Tests show …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57808-4 Porous bioactive glass-based scaffolds containing CRT glass and hydroxyapatite: morphological and structural analysis (Part I)

PyroGenesis Inc. (TSX: PYR; OTCQX: PYRGF; FRA: 8PY1), a provider of plasma-based technology to heavy industry and defense, has announced a collaborative project with its client Innofibre — Centre d'innovation des produits cellulosiques, a College Centre for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT) at the Cégep de Trois-Rivières focused on Quebec's paper and biorefining industry. The project will conve…

A collaboration between researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Medical School has produced a method for 3D printing vascular networks at resolutions approaching the size of the body’s smallest blood vessels. The work, published in Nature Chemical Engineering, addresses one of the central unsolved problems in tissue engineering: how to build vascular…

Insect flight is vastly different than the aerodynamics engineers learn around aircraft. That’s particularly apparent looking at these tiny moths taking off and flying in slow motion. Almost every feature seems, at first glance, aerodynamically wasteful. Hairy, scaly surfaces instead of smooth ones? Relatively small wings for their body size? Moths break our engineering intuition. […]

Once cotton gets wet, it pulls heat from your body. This is helpful when you're exercising or outside on a hot day but dangerous in the bitter cold. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have created an ultralight synthetic fiber material with a cotton-like fluffiness that also repels water.

Nature Communications, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73680-2 Severe pediatric airway narrowing often requires complex surgery using rib cartilage. Here, authors developed tissue-engineered grafts using decellularized meniscal cartilage and ear-derived progenitors for biocompatible airway reconstruction.

The PhD defence will take place in “Sala Multimedia 3.S1.08, Biblioteca Rey Pastor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Campus de Leganés”. The dissertation is titled “engineering advanced biomaterials for in vitro platforms of lung and skin”. It has been advised by Jennifer Patterson and Diego Velasco. Abstract: This PhD thesis focuses on the design and […]