Michigan ranks ninth nationwide in acres of forest cover. Emerging areas of Michigan's forest bioeconomy—from wood-based products, to tall wood buildings, and light-weighting cars—create exciting new ...

Mushrooms Inc. (OTC: MSRM) today announced the successful early-stage validation of its mycelium-based infection detection technology and the completion of beta testing for its MycoLab.ai research ...

Breakthrough manufacturing process comes in preparation for upcoming commercial launch in Europe planned for later this year ...

What do furniture makers, the auto industry and foresters all have in common? A need for innovation in Michigan forest biomaterials. Biomaterials are any organic materials that can be cultivated or ...

Biomaterials are specifically engineered to support tissue, nerve and muscle regeneration across the body, yet physicians and ...

Bone biomaterials play a vital role in bone repair by providing the necessary substrate for cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation and by modulating cell activity and function. In past ...

Researchers classify biomaterials in several ways: by their origin, how they interact with tissue, and their intrinsic material properties. Natural biomaterials, such as collagen, chitosan, and bone, ...

The inflammatory response plays a major role in the body’s response to injury, disease, or implantation of a biomaterial. When the inflammatory response functions normally, it can be a powerful force ...

The BME option in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering program offers areas of study in: Biocomposite Materials, Biopolymers (M.S., Ph.D.) Bioactive Materials and ...

Long-term space travel is becoming increasingly likely as global organizations plan missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Yet it's no secret that venturing beyond Earth's atmosphere wreaks havoc on ...

Composite biomaterials are engineered by combining two or more distinct constituents with complementary properties. This amalgamation results in a final material with superior characteristics compared ...