Slime as a material for multifunctional spheres Prof. Oliver Lieleg and his team have developed a multifunctional microsphere made of mucin and polydopamine for cargo transport.

Oliver Lieleg and his team developed hollow #microspheres from #mucin and #polydopamine. These tunable carriers transport #cargomolecules and release them gradually at challenging sites like joints or the oral mucosa: go.tum.de/603735

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Polydopamine modification of polydimethylsiloxane for multifunctional biomaterials: Immobilization and stability of albumin and fetuin-A on modified surfaces The surface of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) can be modified to immobilize proteins; however, most existing approaches are limited to complex reactions and achiev

Modifying #PDMS surfaces with #polydopamine immobilizes proteins, enhancing binding, stability & retention. Researchers from @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social show how simultaneous & sequential immobilization of bovine albumin & fetuin-A in plasma retained >90% of the proteins.
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 2nd, 2025 Though I am an old man, I am forever a young gardener. Vol II No 28 167 links Curated Healthy gut bacteria that feed on sugar analyzed htt...

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#AM #gastrointestinal #mucus #glycan #mucin #Alzheimer’s #amyloid #Talin #Tau #photothermal #polyaniline #polydopamine #durability #thermogalvanic #Iron #scalability #stability #seismometers #uncontrolled #Chinese #SpaceX #damage