biomaterials

Sustainable fashions: NCSU experts are stitching together a cleaner future with nanotech

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 27, 2022

“Textile mills use dyes and other coloration agents that are very toxic,” says Nathalie Lavoine, an assistant professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials. “Using nanocellulose is a way forward to sustainable processing.”

Duke researchers help develop biomaterial that improves skin healing

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 9, 2020

Researchers at Duke University and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a biomaterial that significantly reduces scar formation after wounding, leading to more effective skin healing. Here are the details.