by Quinn Lewis | Sep 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Imagine curing melanoma with only a topical hydrogel. That’s exactly what researchers at Nanjing Tech University are trying to accomplish. Melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, originates from pigmented skin cells called melanocytes. While it begins on the...
by Quinn Lewis | Sep 25, 2018 | Overview
The theme of my blog will be: Hydrogels and their applications. Hydrogels are three-dimensional materials made from cross-linked polymer chains. They are created by combining hydrophilic polymers with a crosslinker to develop a mesh-like structure. This structure...