Matrix-metalloprotease (MMP)-sensitive hydrogel particles intend to utilize the unique properties of tumor cells, such as high concentration of MMP enzymes, along with the synergistic activities of an apoptosis-inducing protein (TRAIL) and the TRAIL sensitizer drug Quinacrine.
Advanced natural multi-functional biomaterials may one day help heal brain injury.
A robust and reproducible method for “direct programming” of acinar cells into functional beta cells with a polycistronic viral construct and viral transduction of pancreatic tissue in vivo in mice is described.
Research highlights from this month’s Advanced Healthcare Materials issues.
Photothermal core-shell nanoparticles that can release nitric oxide upon NIR irradiation efficiently reversing multi-drug resistance in cancer.
Photothermal therapy that uses gold nanoparticles to convert light to heat is effective against cancer both alone and combined with other therapeutic strategies is reviewed.
This month’s Advanced Healthcare Materials papers you have downloaded and read the most.
Researchers from Singapore, China and USA have recently reported in Advanced Materials the first example of a TENG-based self-powered iDDS, and demonstrate its functionality in ocular drug delivery.
Biodegradability and biocompatibility studies show minimal cytotoxicity, particularly for covalently functionalized MoS2 nanosheets.
The first description on the use of oscillating magnetic fields for magnetic nanoparticle-mediated (MNP) gene transfer to neural stem cells NSCs.
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Scientists take a closer look at rare particles called hypernuclei
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
Researchers take a glimpse at the structure of rare tetraquarks
Cutting out processed foods doesn’t automatically make a diet healthier
CERN scientists search for new physics in unusual energy patterns linked to hidden particles
String theory provides a new take on the expansion of the Universe
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
How the brain protects itself from the negative effects of CBD
New study reveals surprising impact of screen time on the developing brain