Repair job
New ink generates tough composite
23.02.2023
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at EPFL have developed a 3D-printable ink containing calcium carbonate-producing bacteria. The resulting mineralized bio-composite is unprecedentedly strong, light,…
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Nanocapteurs bioinspirés pour la détection du cancer
17.01.2023
Dépister et diagnostiquer les cancers à un stade précoce améliore sensiblement l?efficacité des traitements et le taux de survie des malades. Des scientifiques de l'Université de Fribourg ont développé…
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Imunotherapy
Tackling aggressive brain cancer
26.09.2022
New NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials WINS Fellow Dr. Flavia Sousa is developing a novel approach to treat a form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma, with a biodegradable microneedle loaded with an RNA nanovaccine…
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Promotion
WINS Fellow awarded PRIMA grant
05.09.2022
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials WINS Fellow Dr. Jessica Clough has been awarded a PRIMA grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The funding will allow her to develop an independent research project…
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Repair
Watching polymers heal
28.04.2021
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute have developed a method to monitor the healing process of polymers and discovered that a much thicker interphase is required for…
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Protection des cultures
Réduire l'utilisation des produits phytosanitaires grâce aux nanoparticules
14.12.2020
Des chercheurs du Pôle de recherche national (PRN) Matériaux Bio-Inspirés à l'Institut Adolphe Merkle, en collaboration avec le Département de biologie de l'Université de Fribourg, ont découvert comment…
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Composite polymers
Narrowing the gap between natural and synthetic materials
24.11.2020
Skin and cartilage are both strong and flexible - properties that are hard to replicate in artificial materials. But a new fabrication process, developed by NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials scientists at EPFL,…
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Gut instinct
Next-gen organoids grow and function like real tissues
16.09.2020
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials researchers at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) have created miniature intestines in a dish that match up anatomically and functionally to the real thing better…
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