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    Scientists from University of Sussex have developed biodegradable algae-based hydrogels for strain sensing devices – such as those used in health monitors worn by runners and hospital patients to track heart rate – using natural elements like rock salt, water and seaweed, combined with graphene. As well as being more environmentally friendly than polymer-based hydrogels, commonly used in health…

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    What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers from McGill University discovered that while changing temperatures and rainfall had little impact on the crocodiles’ gene flow over the past three million years, changes to sea levels during the Ice Age had a different effect.

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    Seeking solutions to counteract a rapid rise in plastic trash, scientists at UC San Diego have developed biodegradable material that is designed to replace conventionally used plastic. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has shown that the material biodegrades in seawater.

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    This work mixed long bamboo fibers with the sugarcane bagasse fibers to enhance the mechanical strength of the resultant plastic alternatives. The obtained tableware has excellent performances required for food packaging, including low heavy metal content, oil stability, excellent hydrophobicity, and high mechanical strength. More importantly, our tableware can be biodegraded under natural…

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    • This #coffee cup is #biodegradable! Researchers from @NortheasternCOE made tableware from #sugarcane and #bamboo that can break down in 60 days. In contrast, regular plastic can take up to 450 years to #decompose. Read more in @Matter_CP https://t.co/nun4e3YqJj https://t.co/GiJZclbWDI

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    This work mixed long bamboo fibers with the sugarcane bagasse fibers to enhance the mechanical strength of the resultant plastic alternatives. The obtained tableware has excellent performances required for food packaging, including low heavy metal content, oil stability, excellent hydrophobicity, and high mechanical strength. More importantly, our tableware can be biodegraded under natural…

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    • This #coffee cup is #biodegradable! Researchers from @NortheasternCOE made tableware from #sugarcane and #bamboo that can break down in 60 days. In contrast, regular plastic can take up to 450 years to #decompose. Read more in @Matter_CP https://t.co/H7JaDR6wo3 https://t.co/BhyscggF31

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    Targeted cell delivery by a magnetically actuated microrobot with a porous structure is a promising technique to enhance the low targeting efficiency of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) in tissue regeneration. However, the relevant research performed to date is only in its proof-of-concept stage. To use the microrobot in a clinical stage, biocompatibility and biodegradation materials should be…

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    • #Biodegradable #microrobots designed by @yesCNU scientists and their collaborators delivered stem cells and repaired knee injury in rabbits. From January's @SciRobotics: https://t.co/1fRNFhSCOZ ($) #robotics https://t.co/Iq1bfe6ADq