Following the successful late-stage study in wet age-related macular degeneration, Ocular plans to meet with the FDA to ...

Hydrogels are soft, jelly-like materials that can absorb large amounts of water. They are widely used in medical technologies ...

FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Continuous monitoring of heart rate and ...

To create a new wound-care gel, researchers used a common hydrogel, Gel-MA, and created several combinations infused with platelet-rich blood plasma (PRP) and polylysine (PL). To test the gel’s ...

Cataracts—a condition that causes clouding of the eye's lens and deteriorating vision—will affect nearly everyone who lives long enough. Now Johns Hopkins scientists have pioneered a new ...

Advances in materials science are transforming medicine, engineering, and environmental technology. Among the most promising innovations are hydrogels—highly absorbent polymer networks with ...

Hydrogels are popular for use in skin ailments and tissue engineering. These polymer-based biocompatible materials are useful for their abilities to retain water, deliver drugs into wounds, and ...

New preclinical data presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s annual conference suggests that the company’s superabsorbent hydrogel causes changes to the microbiota leading to weight ...

A large share of waste is biological in origin and therefore suitable as food for bacteria. As part of his doctoral research, ...

Polymer-based hydrogels are used to treat skin ailments and in tissue engineering because of their ability to retain water, deliver drugs into wounds, and biodegrade. However, they are complicated to ...