October 3rd, 2022
A team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a DNA net system that can ensnare Sars-CoV-2 and bind to the notorious spike protein. The nets contain aptamers that bind the spike protein and emit an intense fluorescent signal once they're bound together to the protein. This signal can be easily measured using...
April 8th, 2022
Bioprinted cell-rich bioconstructs showing controlled, complex 4D shape transformations (Eben Alberg)
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a method to create 3D printed cell-loaded bioink constructs that can change shape over time, just like tissues in the body do. Incorporating crosslinking molecules into...
