An MIT research group has developed highly flexible fiber probes for observation and stimulation of spinal cord activity.
Upconversion nanoparticles as biosensors
A team in Hong Kong has developed a new method for detecting the lethal bird flu virus quickly, using a class of materials called upconversion nanoparticles.
Self-assembly of ordered colloidal nanoparticle films on silicon oxide surfaces
A new approach to obtain colloidal crystal films from polystyrene nanoparticles in narrow structured molecular monolayers.
Crosslinking hydrogels for better micrometer cell manipulation
International researchers have reported reported a crosslinker – an activated-ester-type photocleavable crosslinker – to prepare photodegradable hydrogels.
Gold nanoparticles kill aggressive brain cancer cells
A collaboration between nano- and neuroscientists has resulted in a system that kills the most aggressive, and most common, form of adult brain cancer.
Solvent vapor annealing: secondary nanostructures made easy
The solvent vapor annealing method can be utilized to introduce structural hierarchy to PCL-based fibers.
Overcoming clinical complications of vascular prostheses
Electrospinning and plasma polymerization are combined to provide vascular graft scaffolds that are mechanically compliant and biocompatible.
Spray-on LECs: dinner in the dark or a light-emitting fork?
A spray-sintering technique enables the fabrication of light-emitting electrochemical devices on complex substrates.
Editorial positions available in Wiley locations worldwide
The teams responsible for leading materials journals such as Advanced Materials, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, and physica status solidi RRL are expanding and have editorial positions available in each of our locations.
Annealing nanostructures onto electrospun fibers
Researchers have demonstrated that a simple SVA treatment can effectively inscribe secondary nanostructures onto PCL and PCL-based composite fibers.