Researchers have developed a biosensor to detect Sortase A (SrtA) in chronic wounds to assist in early diagnosis of infection.
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research – July Issue Covers
Check out the articles highlighted on the latest Molecular Nutrition & Food Research Covers.
Lighting up enzymatic drug release by FRET
A new generation of enzyme-responsive HPMA copolymer-drug conjugates employing a enzyme-sensitive oligopeptide linker was developed. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was applied to investigate the enzyme-responsive performance in both cells and animals.
Watching apoptosis in 3D
A promising approach for watching cell signaling processes in their physiological context.
Supramolecular Fabrication of Toxin-Inspired Structures
Researchers have devised a bottom-up approach to fabricate precisely arranged synthetic macromolecules and an enzymatically active toxin from Clostridium botulinum.
Dendrimers – Time to Meet the Expectations
Catia Ornelas highlights recent advances in dendrimer chemistry, and provides a critical discussion about limitations of and expectations on these systems.
Versatile Protein Nanogels
Zhen Gu at Joint UNC/NC State Department of Biomedical Engineering gives an overview of the recent advances in protein nanogels for biomedical applications
Glucose-sensitive drug delivery systems for diabetes treatment
Stimuli-sensitive drug carriers can aid in the treatment of diabetes as glucose biosensors and glucose-triggered insulin delivery systems.
From forms to functions: Unleash the potential of silk printing
A new silk ink formulation provides a “bottom-up” approach to customized multifunction biomaterials.
Molecular arithmetic operations on a single DNA platform
Diverse advanced logic circuits are fabricated to implement arithmetic functions based on a simple and single molecular beacon platform.