First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals

ScienceDaily
Feb 9, 2020, 3:55 pm173 pts
A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals on demand and preserve them using portable ''biofactories'' embedded in water-based gels called hydrogels. The approach could help people in remote villages or on military missions, where the absence of pharmacies, doctor's…

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