The required features of nanofactories, and current strategies for their design and fabrication.
Hall of Fame Highlight: Guillermo C. Bazan
Guillermo C. Bazan on intellectual giants, science communication and future research.
Condensed Mode Technology: Important Topic in Polyethylene Production
A leading expert in the field reviews academic and patent literature as well as present challenges.
Noncanonical Features and Modifications on the 5′‐End of Bacterial sRNAs and mRNAs
Although many eukaryotic transcripts contain cap structures, it has been long thought that bacterial RNAs do not carry any special modifications on their 5′‐ends. In bacteria, primary transcripts are produced by transcription initiated with a nucleoside triphosphate and are therefore triphosphorylated on 5′‐ends.
Engineering Stealth Mode Nanoparticles for Enhanced Drug Delivery
Scientists graft multifunctional biopolymers on the outer surface of nanometric metal-organic frameworks to improve its furtiveness.
Interview with Prof. John Ohlrogge: Understanding the Plant Lipid Metabolism Pathways
John shares his thoughts on his research, his effort on the on-going PlantFAdb database, his suggestions to early-career scientists, and the challenge in the future plant lipid metabolism research.
Human Intelligence and Experiential Learning in Materials Discovery
Climbing these steps of the materials discovery ladder requires embracing a vast body of experiential knowledge accumulated over years of first-hand experimental and theoretical learning.
Virtual Issue in Small Methods: Biomaterials and Life Sciences
The Editors of Small Methods are pleased to publish this special biomedical virtual issue. This collection highlights outstanding research in Small Methods from the very first issue to now, in the areas of biosensing, biomedical engineering, nanomaterials,...
Bringing Sugar to the Core: A Core-Shell Solution to Insulin Replacement
Lipid bilayer-coated polymeric nanoparticles can at as a long-acting, glucose-responsive insulin delivery system in type-I diabetes.
Growing Plastic
Researchers seek more eco-friendly sources for plastics. The newest choice? Cornstarch.