In research published last month, UChicago scientists created a hydrogel out of husks from the malva nut. In traditional Chinese medicine, the malva nut, or Pang Da Hai (胖大海) belongs to the "cool ...

Hydrogels are soft, water-based materials with various medical uses, from wound care and drug delivery to ECG readings and tissue repair. In this new work, the researchers revealed that malva nut ...

A paper published today in Matter created a malva nut hydrogel for medical uses ranging from wound care to ECG readings. The research doesn’t rely on the rumored health benefits of the nuts – in China ...