Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%.
Why is this necessary? Good question!
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How an Injectable Particle Could Make Surgery Safer for Infants
Researchers have designed an injectable microgel to reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%.
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April 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%.
Why is this necessary? Good question!
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A new, straightforward way to make a microgel able to release multiple drugs at different times 🧪
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A simpler way to make microgels for programmable drug release - Chemical Engineering
Dunking a calcium alginate microgel in ion baths helps finely tune drug release profiles without complex equipment, opening up microgel synthesis to more researchers.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A new, straightforward way to make a microgel able to release multiple drugs at different times 🧪
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Congratulations👏🎊 @pspatwal.bsky.social and @pbosukonda.bsky.social
Let's have a look at our recent research paper in Advanced materials on “ Chemomechanical Self-Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media”:
doi.org/10.1002/adma...
Let's have a look at our recent research paper in Advanced materials on “ Chemomechanical Self-Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media”:
doi.org/10.1002/adma...
Chemomechanical Self‐Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media
A simple design is illustrated for achieving prolonged and damped chemomechanical oscillations using a stimuli-responsive membrane-bound microgel within a stratified environment containing partitione....
doi.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Congratulations👏🎊 @pspatwal.bsky.social and @pbosukonda.bsky.social
Let's have a look at our recent research paper in Advanced materials on “ Chemomechanical Self-Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media”:
doi.org/10.1002/adma...
Let's have a look at our recent research paper in Advanced materials on “ Chemomechanical Self-Oscillatory Microgel Motility in Stratified Chemical Media”:
doi.org/10.1002/adma...
Single-Cell Microgel Microrobot for Targeted and Imaging-Guided Cell Therapy www.chinesechemsoc.org/doi/10.31635...
#chemistry #openaccess #science
#chemistry #openaccess #science
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Single-Cell Microgel Microrobot for Targeted and Imaging-Guided Cell Therapy www.chinesechemsoc.org/doi/10.31635...
#chemistry #openaccess #science
#chemistry #openaccess #science
New #Biofabrication Paper: On-chip fabrication and in-flow 3D-printing of #microgel constructs: from chip to #scaffold materials in one integral process iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
On-chip fabrication and in-flow 3D-printing of microgel constructs: from chip to scaffold materials in one integral process - IOPscience
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March 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM
New #Biofabrication Paper: On-chip fabrication and in-flow 3D-printing of #microgel constructs: from chip to #scaffold materials in one integral process iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Determining the Elastic Modulus of Microgel Particles by Nanoindentation
a collaboration between the Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
a collaboration between the Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg
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Determining the Elastic Modulus of Microgel Particles by Nanoindentation
The mechanical properties of materials and cells are key factors for many processes in biofabrication. Nanoindentation using atomic force microscopy represents an important technique to quantify the Y...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Determining the Elastic Modulus of Microgel Particles by Nanoindentation
a collaboration between the Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
a collaboration between the Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
For the Allergy-Ridden, Pollen Can Be a Nuisance. But Scientists Are Using the Powdery Stuff to Make Paper, Sponges and More
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products - www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/f... @smithsonianmag
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products - www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/f... @smithsonianmag
For the Allergy-Ridden, Pollen Can Be a Nuisance. But Scientists Are Using the Powdery Stuff to Make Paper, Sponges and More
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products
www.smithsonianmag.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For the Allergy-Ridden, Pollen Can Be a Nuisance. But Scientists Are Using the Powdery Stuff to Make Paper, Sponges and More
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products - www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/f... @smithsonianmag
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products - www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/f... @smithsonianmag
We had a lot of fun doing this experiment! amoebae in a microgel ball pit!
Happy #MicroscopyMonday!
Last week I had a blast visiting the Datta Lab and working with @babakvh.bsky.social and @meeraramaswamy.bsky.social to watch cells dig into a 3D matrix! Bluesky doesn't have a video option yet, so here's a max intensity projection of a video (LUT: CM Ocean Deep, inverted)
Last week I had a blast visiting the Datta Lab and working with @babakvh.bsky.social and @meeraramaswamy.bsky.social to watch cells dig into a 3D matrix! Bluesky doesn't have a video option yet, so here's a max intensity projection of a video (LUT: CM Ocean Deep, inverted)
September 13, 2023 at 12:28 AM
We had a lot of fun doing this experiment! amoebae in a microgel ball pit!
Happy to share a recent manuscript that I contributed to, "Measurement and Comparison of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Mechanics Across Length Scales."
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
This work would not be possible without federal funding. #fundscience
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
This work would not be possible without federal funding. #fundscience
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy to share a recent manuscript that I contributed to, "Measurement and Comparison of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Mechanics Across Length Scales."
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
This work would not be possible without federal funding. #fundscience
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
This work would not be possible without federal funding. #fundscience
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products.
📝 Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Smithsonian Magazine.
📝 Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Smithsonian Magazine.
For the Allergy-Ridden, Pollen Can Be a Nuisance. But Scientists Are Using the Powdery Stuff to Make Paper, Sponges and More
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products
knowmag.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Re-engineered into a microgel, pollen could become a critical material for eco-friendly products.
📝 Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Smithsonian Magazine.
📝 Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Smithsonian Magazine.
ChBE prof Hyunjoon Kong led a team of researchers who uncovered a new crystallization and microgel technology: the CROSS system provides a simple and versatile method for creating improved drug delivery carriers that can be tailored for various biological products.
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New crystallization and microgel technology advances biohybrid brain research
CROSS system stabilizes antioxidant delivery, enabling the reliable production of potent extracellular vesicles and stronger neural networks.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ChBE prof Hyunjoon Kong led a team of researchers who uncovered a new crystallization and microgel technology: the CROSS system provides a simple and versatile method for creating improved drug delivery carriers that can be tailored for various biological products.
chbe.illinois.edu/news/stories...
chbe.illinois.edu/news/stories...
Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more: Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects knowmag.org/3HFnqto #MaterialsResearch
August 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more: Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects knowmag.org/3HFnqto #MaterialsResearch
Rebuilding 3D Morphogen Gradient in Sulfated Glycosaminoglycan/Heparin Hydrogel
StarPEG-sGAG library µGUIDEs➡️
3D microgel-in-gel+controlled VEGF-A gradient 0.01~1 mm
Endothelial maturation in hiPSC-Kidney Organoid
⏫Nephron angiogenesis
#AdvMat 2025
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
StarPEG-sGAG library µGUIDEs➡️
3D microgel-in-gel+controlled VEGF-A gradient 0.01~1 mm
Endothelial maturation in hiPSC-Kidney Organoid
⏫Nephron angiogenesis
#AdvMat 2025
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Rebuilding 3D Morphogen Gradient in Sulfated Glycosaminoglycan/Heparin Hydrogel
StarPEG-sGAG library µGUIDEs➡️
3D microgel-in-gel+controlled VEGF-A gradient 0.01~1 mm
Endothelial maturation in hiPSC-Kidney Organoid
⏫Nephron angiogenesis
#AdvMat 2025
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
StarPEG-sGAG library µGUIDEs➡️
3D microgel-in-gel+controlled VEGF-A gradient 0.01~1 mm
Endothelial maturation in hiPSC-Kidney Organoid
⏫Nephron angiogenesis
#AdvMat 2025
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Effect of initial density of microgel and density gap between the stratified layers on the behavior of chemomechanical oscillations was investigated.
A critical amount of kinetic asymmetry between swelling and deswelling was found to be necessary for prolonged oscillations.
A critical amount of kinetic asymmetry between swelling and deswelling was found to be necessary for prolonged oscillations.
December 20, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Effect of initial density of microgel and density gap between the stratified layers on the behavior of chemomechanical oscillations was investigated.
A critical amount of kinetic asymmetry between swelling and deswelling was found to be necessary for prolonged oscillations.
A critical amount of kinetic asymmetry between swelling and deswelling was found to be necessary for prolonged oscillations.
You can read all about it the microgel results here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I'll do another thread later today on the paper that confirmed our assumptions of fluorescence and viral replication.
#Virosky
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I'll do another thread later today on the paper that confirmed our assumptions of fluorescence and viral replication.
#Virosky
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Single-cell herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of neurons using drop-based microfluidics reveals heterogeneous replication kinetics
HSV-1 infection of neurons with droplet microfluidics reveals dose-dependent differences in single-cell replication kinetics.
www.science.org
November 14, 2024 at 5:23 PM
You can read all about it the microgel results here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I'll do another thread later today on the paper that confirmed our assumptions of fluorescence and viral replication.
#Virosky
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I'll do another thread later today on the paper that confirmed our assumptions of fluorescence and viral replication.
#Virosky
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Active microgel particle swarms for intrabronchial targeted delivery
Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Active microgel particle swarms for intrabronchial targeted delivery
Microrobotic microgel particle swarms enable targeted delivery in tortuous bronchial trees.
www.science.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Active microgel particle swarms for intrabronchial targeted delivery
Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I am so behind on posts and really wanted to finish positing about the special issue I edited for Advanced Healthcare Materials. I got through half the papers in X... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... I do not think I will finish that project, too much work, but will start with new papers 😆.
From Soft Microgel Assemblies to Advanced Healthcare Materials
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I am so behind on posts and really wanted to finish positing about the special issue I edited for Advanced Healthcare Materials. I got through half the papers in X... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... I do not think I will finish that project, too much work, but will start with new papers 😆.
New publication!
A new approach to nanoindentation for microgels is presented where the roles of the sample and the indenter are reversed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A new approach to nanoindentation for microgels is presented where the roles of the sample and the indenter are reversed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
High‐Throughput Mechanical Characterization of Single Microgel Particles by Fluidic Force Microscopy
The combination of atomic force microscopy and nanofluidics (FluidFM) allows for a new approach for the mechanical characterization of particulate soft matter in the micrometer regime by inverted nan....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New publication!
A new approach to nanoindentation for microgels is presented where the roles of the sample and the indenter are reversed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A new approach to nanoindentation for microgels is presented where the roles of the sample and the indenter are reversed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
One week left to apply to join me, Will Sharratt, and Katarzyna Gurzarska-Comis as a postdoc at @livuninews.bsky.social and @livunisps.bsky.social!
The successful applicant will be using Machine Learning to design granular microgels for accelerated bone healing.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLY766/p...
The successful applicant will be using Machine Learning to design granular microgels for accelerated bone healing.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLY766/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI-accelerated Microgel Design - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI-accelerated Microgel Design - Grade 7 is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic ...
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March 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
One week left to apply to join me, Will Sharratt, and Katarzyna Gurzarska-Comis as a postdoc at @livuninews.bsky.social and @livunisps.bsky.social!
The successful applicant will be using Machine Learning to design granular microgels for accelerated bone healing.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLY766/p...
The successful applicant will be using Machine Learning to design granular microgels for accelerated bone healing.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLY766/p...
Fabrication of Microgel-Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework Composite Polyurethane/Hydrogel Coatings with Enhanced Antifouling Performance http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c05228
June 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fabrication of Microgel-Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework Composite Polyurethane/Hydrogel Coatings with Enhanced Antifouling Performance http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c05228
Calcium alginate microgels coated with chitosan swell in the presence of citrate and deswell in Ca2+. Actuation of microgel volume is transduced into buoyant motility via immersing in Percoll. Chitosan membrane excludes Percoll particles allowing control of the microgel buoyancy.
December 20, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Calcium alginate microgels coated with chitosan swell in the presence of citrate and deswell in Ca2+. Actuation of microgel volume is transduced into buoyant motility via immersing in Percoll. Chitosan membrane excludes Percoll particles allowing control of the microgel buoyancy.
Calcium alginate microgels coated with chitosan swell in the presence of citrate and deswell in Ca2+. Actuation of microgel volume is transduced into buoyant motility via immersing in Percoll. Chitosan membrane excludes Percoll particles allowing control of the microgel buoyancy.
December 20, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Calcium alginate microgels coated with chitosan swell in the presence of citrate and deswell in Ca2+. Actuation of microgel volume is transduced into buoyant motility via immersing in Percoll. Chitosan membrane excludes Percoll particles allowing control of the microgel buoyancy.
ICYMI: Biomaterials with droplet microfluidics
Biomaterials with droplet microfluidics
Nature Reviews Bioengineering, Published online: 02 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44222-025-00389-0Droplet microfluidics enables the precise fabrication of microgels, which are microscale hydrogel particles that serve as modular building blocks for biomaterials. This Review outlines principles of microfluidic microgel production, strategies for tailoring structure and functionality, and applications spanning drug delivery, cell culture and tissue engineering, while highlighting current challenges and future directions.
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM
ICYMI: Biomaterials with droplet microfluidics
Today’s Renewable Energy Science Briefing | June 3rd 2026, 9:00:19 am
Microgel-Líquido Bifásico Mitiga Polarización en Baterías de Zinc Acuosas Key Highlights Energía · Almacenamiento y Baterías Un estudio reciente, publicado en Advanced Energy Materials, presenta un electrolito bifásico…
Microgel-Líquido Bifásico Mitiga Polarización en Baterías de Zinc Acuosas Key Highlights Energía · Almacenamiento y Baterías Un estudio reciente, publicado en Advanced Energy Materials, presenta un electrolito bifásico…
Today’s Renewable Energy Science Briefing | June 3rd 2026, 9:00:19 am
Microgel-Líquido Bifásico Mitiga Polarización en Baterías de Zinc Acuosas Key Highlights Energía · Almacenamiento y Baterías Un estudio reciente, publicado en Advanced Energy Materials, presenta un electrolito bifásico microgel-líquido enriquecido con Zn²⁺ diseñado para mitigar la polarización por concentración en el ánodo de zinc en baterías acuosas avanzadas. Los investigadores demostraron que la formación in situ de un microgel dinámico de goma guar-Zn²⁺-SO₄²⁻ actúa como una reserva de Zn²⁺ que lo libera continuamente en la interfaz, supresión del efecto lanzadera de poliyoduro y logrando una vida útil de más de 5360 horas en celdas simétricas Zn‖Zn.
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June 3, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Today’s Renewable Energy Science Briefing | June 3rd 2026, 9:00:19 am
Microgel-Líquido Bifásico Mitiga Polarización en Baterías de Zinc Acuosas Key Highlights Energía · Almacenamiento y Baterías Un estudio reciente, publicado en Advanced Energy Materials, presenta un electrolito bifásico…
Microgel-Líquido Bifásico Mitiga Polarización en Baterías de Zinc Acuosas Key Highlights Energía · Almacenamiento y Baterías Un estudio reciente, publicado en Advanced Energy Materials, presenta un electrolito bifásico…
The authors included RRIDs in their in Advanced Science paper! RRIDs improve reproducibility in scientific research. #BetterScience #accelerateopenscience #STMpublishing
A Microgel Platform Enables Site-Specific Intestinal Delivery of Lactoferrin, Improving its Bioavailability for Targeted Alleviating Liver Injury and Colitis
Read the full paper: A Microgel Platform Enables Site-Specific Intestinal Delivery of Lactoferrin, Improving its Bioavailability for Targeted Alleviating Liver Injury and Colitis
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May 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The authors included RRIDs in their in Advanced Science paper! RRIDs improve reproducibility in scientific research. #BetterScience #accelerateopenscience #STMpublishing