Biomedical Applications Group

A jewellery-like smart ring, Iris, that incorporates the health-monitoring features currently available in smart watches is attracting five times more capital than expected in crowdfunding.

Papers in this issue include A perspective on the applications of functionalized nanogels: promises and challenges, Six decades of UHMWPE in reconstructive surgery, and Plasma-controlled surface wettability: recent advances and future applications.

Including papers on Corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in Beibu Gulf tidal zone, Smart corrosion inhibitors for controlled release: a review, and Evaluation of corrosion behaviour of turmeric-coated AZ51 alloy in simulated body fluid for biomedical applications.