(Nanowerk Spotlight) Genetically engineered microbes hold astonishing potential as living factories, diagnostic tools, environmental cleansers, and beyond. Yet for all their promise, these organisms ...

The biodegradable polymer Poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is widely regarded as safe for use in medical applications, seeing common use in the creation of particles used in in vivo studies.

Researchers have developed and validated a heat transfer model that accurately predicts the survival of encapsulated bacteria in self-healing concrete exposed to high temperatures during fires.

Researchers headed by a team at East China University of Science and Technology have developed a bacterial biosensor composed of tiny hydrogel-based microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria ...