This schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria are reactive oxygen species ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new responsive material that is able to release encapsulated cargo only when pathogenic bacteria are present. The material could ...

Drexel's BioFiber system uses a structural core fiber coated in bacteria-laden hydrogel encapsulated in a polymer shell to enable self-repairing concrete.