Drug eluting elastomers could potentially control tumor growth using long-term targeted release of tumor fighting drugs.
Improving Nanomedicine Tumor Penetration by Design
Rational design of nanoparticles with state-of-the-art strategies can effectively improve the penetration as well as therapeutic efficacy of cancer nanomedicines
State of the Art in Applied Polymer Science
The Journal of Applied Polymer Science presents work exclusively authored by its advisory board members.
Sampling from Single Living Cells
Nanoprobe-based methods can sample the content of a single living cell without affecting its viability.
Building Functional Bio-Nanostructures Using “Protein Bricks” [Video]
A team of researchers construct spider-silk-based “Protein Bricks” with on-demand shape and function for biomedical applications.
PROTACs: Eliminating Disease-Causing Proteins
PROTACs (proteolysis-targeting chimeric molecules): A review and discussion of the technique and its application to therapies and drug discovery.
Synergy Between Electrospinning and 3D Printing
Precision micromanufacturing of electrospun microfibers can create 3D scaffold structures which support the growth of tessellated microtissues.
BioFactors Compilation: Resveratrol and Pterostilbene
This Special Issue is a collection of seven review articles that summarize the most recent resveratrol and pterostibene research.
Cover Art – Therapeutic Nucleic Acids, Antibody Validation and Human Tissue Models
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Therapeutic Applications of Group I Intron-Based Trans-Splicing Ribozymes
Group I intron-based trans-splicing ribozyme specifically recognizes disease-specific RNA, removes the sequence downstream of the target site, and replaces it with a 3’-exon encoding a therapeutic/reporter RNA sequence, inducing therapeutic/reporter activity selectively in the target RNA-expressing cells.