Researchers at the State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines in Nanjing, China explain the versatility of a small molecular fluorophore, NIR-03, in cancer theranostics.
Effective Light Directed Assembly of Building Blocks with Microscale Control
Researchers successfully use microconvection to assemble microparticles into a variety of patterns.
Fighting Cancer with Precise Diagnosis and Therapy
A Joint Virtual Issue between the European Journal of Immunology and Cytometry Part A presents several publications on the latest developments in cancer diagnostics and immunotherapy.
Tiny Caterpillar-Inspired Robot Inches Closer to Human-Friendly Light Robotics
Researchers develop a liquid crystalline elastomer robot fueled completely by visible light. The robot is capable of biomimetic locomotion resembling a caterpillar and can be operated directly on human skin.
Triboelectric Generators using Microneedle-Structured Polydimethysiloxane
Researchers demonstrate a facile method and novel mechanism using microneedle-structured polydimethysiloxane for triboelectric (nano)generator (TEG/TENG) applications.
3D Printed Water Splitting Device
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University demonstrate 3D-printed, surface-modified electrodes for effective water splitting.
Upgrading the Surface Analysis of Microcrystalline Silicon Thin Films
Analyzing the crystalinity of thin silicon films has been made easier by using UV Raman spectroscopy. (Image credit: Georgy Shafeev/Shutterstock)
Engineering Digest – Featuring Carbon Composites, Conductive Textiles and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials cover and top papers.
“Pent-up” Drug Delivery for Tumor Therapy with Trimodal Imaging
Controlled delivery of anti-tumor drug with a new design incorporating a phase-change material in magnetic nanoparticles allowing chemo-photothermal combined tumor therapy with multimodal tumor imaging.
3D Cell Culture for Biological-Relevant, Neuroscientific, In Vitro Environments
The colonization of a 3D engineered scaffold is investigated, in the perspective of producing realistic 3D environments for cell culture