Biopolymer of Interest to Probiotics Industry Also May Have Clinical Applications

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

A biopolymer developed by researchers at the University of Wolverhampton that can safely shuttle bacteria through the stomach to the intestines could provide a major boost for the probiotics industry. It may also have broader applications as a drug-delivery device. The research was presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s ...

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Humidity Powers Artificial Muscles Formed from Spider Silk

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Nanowerk Spotlight has reported another medical advance involving spider silk, a biopolymer that is stronger than steel and more elastic than rubber. Most of the world's 40,000 species of spiders produce a silken thread with a unique combination of mechanical properties: strength (its tensile strength is about five times as ...

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