Sentences with phrase «assembled nanofibers»

This scanning electron microscopy image shows the self - assembled nanofibers that make up the hydrogel.

At Northwestern University, chemist Samuel Stupp and his research team have developed various types of amphiphile molecules (each end is chemically attracted to a different kind of material) that form self - assembling nanofibers, which in turn can prompt the regeneration of bone and brain cells.

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The MIT team developed a neuron - healing mixture they call self - assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold solution — or in simpler terms, a solution that contains peptides (molecules related to proteins) shaped like miniature combs.

The researchers created a new gel, based on small molecules which self - assemble into nanofibers which could interact with a variety of anti-inflammatory, painkiller drugs, including iburofen and naproxen.

One is a peptide molecule which self - assembles into nanofibers.

The peptide molecules self - assemble into long structures called nanofibers, which come together to form a molecular «scaffold.»

Hartgerink and lead author Vivek Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher at Rice, viewed clotting as a good avenue of investigation for practical application of KOD, a synthetic protein made of 36 amino acids that self - assemble into triple - helix nanofibers and hydrogels.