A method developed by researchers from KIT and Jacobs University Bremen enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and functions.
Health
Nanoparticles that slip through the vaginal mucus barrier to fight cervical cancer
Researchers develop polymer-based mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) loaded with paclitaxel, a frontline chemo drug.
3D nanostructures are the future of energy collection
Physicists have developed a “planet-satellite model” to precisely connect and arrange nanoparticles in three-dimensional structures.
Polyampholytes for biomedical applications
Progress on the development of polyampholyte polymers for use in biomedical applications is reviewed.
Polymer-protein conjugates – the biomedical chemist’s tool box
Polymer-protein conjugates unify the benefits of both the synthetic and biological worlds.
Exploiting synergies – multimodal nonlinear imaging in the biomedical sciences
Multimodal nonlinear microscopy has matured to a key imaging modality in life science and biomedicine.
Vibrational molecular pathology
IR and Raman spectral imaging can distinguish between tissue types, disease types and stages, and even identify the primary tumors from spectral patterns observed in metastatic cells.
Combining nanotechnology to better image human tissue
Researchs show that combining nanoparticles and DNA nanotechnology can amplify the signal obtained from imaging the extracellular matrix.
Fumed silica nanoparticles to functionalise artificial organs
Fumed silica nanoparticles are functionalised to have ‘tethering’ proteins and link bioactive groups to induce biomimicry.
Electron-beam lithography: an old dog with new tricks
Technique finds new use in patterning polymers to control cells and proteins.
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