(1) The function to recognize and bind to substances that are secreted or released by cells and to convert them to substances that the devices can detect using ...

The mussel byssus stem provides a strong and compact mechanically mismatched biointerface between living tissue and a nonliving biopolymer. Yet, in a poorly understood process, mussels can simply ...

A team of chemists at McGill University, working with a colleague from Charité-Universitätsmedizin, in Germany, has uncovered part of the process used by mussels to bind to rocks and to quickly ...

A novel living biointerface that integrates living biological and hydrogel systems, can significantly improve monitoring and treatment through enhanced interaction with biological tissues, ...

Mussels are not only delicious, they have inherent traits that have inspired scientists for years. For instance, their hinges were found to exhibit an incredible ability to distribute the forces ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG3: Good Health & Wellbeing. This special Collection in npj Biosensing shines a spotlight on the forefront of biointerface engineering, ...

Abstract: Biointerface between biological organisms and electronic devices has attracted a lot of attention since a biocompatible and functional interface can revolutionize medical applications of ...

Scientists will be converging in Dublin later this month for an international medical device conference called BioInterface at University College Dublin (UCD) to explore topics such as biomaterials, ...

BioInterface 2012, a major international medical device conference by the US-based Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation, starts today at University College Dublin, Ireland and runs until Thursday 25 ...