Salvador Pané and colleagues demonstrate core–shell magnetoelectric nanowires that can be triggered using different magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery to kill cancer cells.
Therapeutics
Improved Drug Delivery with Layered, Coated Drug Cores
A recent review highlights and discusses the layer-by-layer encapsulation of solid drug particles.
Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine
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Understanding Polymer-Cell Attachment
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Blood–Brain Migration and Tracking with Photonic Theranostics
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Diamonds for prosthetic vision
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Sex on the Brain?
A recent Special Issue of The Journal of Neuroscience Research (JNR) on “Gender Influences on Nervous System Function” indicates that sex matters at all levels of the brain.
Ruthenium-Containing Polymetallodrug for Anticancer Treatment
A polymetallodrug that overcomes the side effects of conventional anticancer phototherapy has been synthesized.
Porous silicon nanoparticles improve diabetic wound healing
Researchers from the University of South Australia reveal how they use non-toxic porous silicon nanoparticles (pSi NPs) for the controlled release of FnAb to diabetic wounds.
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