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Recent Advances in Biopolymers and Biomedical Materials

This overview of recent literature provides a snapshot of research trends in biopolymers and biomedical polymers. To improve product efficacy, the personal care industry often looks to other sectors for innovative materials and ideas. Here, the authors encourage readers to innovate by technology transfer and by gaining a better understanding of biopolymers.

Alison Pawlus, Ph.D., Aveda/The Estée Lauder Companies

[podcast] Senescence to Understand Aging in Hair

Aging is a common denominator across not just cultures but substrates. Here, Alison Pawlus, Ph.D., of Aveda, describes a test based on cell senescence to measure the effects of aging in hair and identify ways to mitigate them. Listen now!

Signaling Skin pH with Indicator Dyes

Gerhard Mohr, PhD, head of the sensor materials group at The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies (EMFT), has developed dyes for wound dressings that change color when they detect infection. Interestingly, initial research for this wound-healing application originated in the water treatment field.

Unexpected Lessons in Dermatotoxicology: De minimis Magnesium++

Traditional dermatotoxicologic investigations focus on dermatitis as well as potential systemic effects1 but rarely have they focused on trace ions. The following lesson opens new avenues of thought and investigation for intimate care product developers, since the trace ions described may dramatically impact the end product.

Microbe Interactions and Skin at C&T Summit

The skin harbors populations of non-pathogenic, commensal microorganisms, which have important functions in skin health and disease. Elucidating these relationships will provide a foundation for approaches to strengthen and enhance the skin barrier in health and disease.

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ApplePhenon Ingestible Imparts Sunscreen, Antioxidant Benefits

A recent clinical study published in Nutrients confirms the sunscreen and antioxidant efficacy of ApplePhenon, a polyphenol and procyanidin-rich nutritional supplement developed by BGG World.

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3 Top Trends in Food for 2020

Food feels safe and familiar to consumers, and is often a segue into cosmetic ingredients. A report from Innova Market Insights underlines this cross-over with two familiar trends, but also gives us something new to chew on.

Scientists Find Non-stick Benefit in Starfish

Scientists have found a non-stick benefit in the slimy material that covers the body of Marthasterias glacialis, a species of spiny starfish.

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NY Chemists Develop Nature-inspired Responsive Molecule

An amphiphilic molecule designed by chemists at The City College of New York is said to respond to stimuli in a similar manner to the Venus fly trap by changing its structure when heated slightly, then reverting to its original form when cooled.

Francesca Giampieri, center, is a doctoral student at the Università Politecnica delle Marche’s department of odontostomatologic and specialized clinical sciences. She conducted the research with fellow students Luca Mazzoni, left, and José Miguel Alvarez Suarez, right.

In Sight—UVA Protection Through Strawberry Anthocyanins

Scientists at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, The University of Barcelona, the University of Salamanca and the University of Granada have produced an extract of strawberry to quantify the ability of the fruit to protect the skin.

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ROSS's Dual-shaft Mixer Provides Intense Shearing

ROSS has designed Model CDA-25, a dual-shaft mixer for increased shear and homogenization.

Booths lured attendees with new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), specialty polymers, greener synthesis processes, catalysts, coatings, amino acids, outsourcing services and more.

Fishing for Ideas at Informex USA 2012

At first, this cosmetics R&D trade journal editor felt like a fish out of water at the Informex USA specialty chemicals exhibition. However, some novel nibbles and a few big catches were made there for personal care R&D.

MWSCC to Address Innovation at its Technical Symposium

The Midwest Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (MWSCC) has recognized the need for innovation in the personal care industry and recently announced that this would be the focus for its 2010 Technical Symposium.

UV LEDs Create Darker Lettuce, Richer in Antioxidants

A recent report by the Optical Society of America describes work by a team of plant physiologists to make lettuce darker and redder using UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs), effectively, "giving lettuce a healthy suntan."

Transdermal Patch to Replace Syringe in Drug Delivery

3M Drug Delivery Systems unveiled data highlighting the tolerability and delivery characteristics of a hollow microstructured transdermal system (hMTS) for the systemic delivery of high volume injectables traditionally delivered by syringe and needle.

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Lock In Moisture with Buchi's Freeze-dry Tech

To retain moisture in products, Buchi's Lyovapor technology offers freeze-drying capabilities with two different modules for different drying temperatures.

Breaking through the boredom of trend fatigue is no easy matter. But it can be done.

The New Beauty Innovation Playbook: Rewriting the Rules

What can be done to overcome beauty's trend fatigue? Our experts have some answers.

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