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Miriam Unterlass investigates benign alternative polymerization process yielding polymers that are typically only conceivable under harsh conditions.
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Swiss researchers present a postmodification protocol of a polymer that allows the creation of a variety of surfaces for different applications.
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Polymeric Micelles for Bioimaging
Fluorescent materials have drawn much attention as probes for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy in biological science.
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Zip it Up!! Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles via Intrachain Radical Polymerization
Dynamic synthetic polymer systems are emerging as modules to study structure-property functions, motivated largely by Nature’s biopolymers.
Dendrimers – Time to Meet the Expectations
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Advanced Functional Polymers for Modern Medicine
To fulfill the complex requirements of medical applications, multi-functional biomaterials need to be designed.
Catching Circulating Tumor Cells
Interfaces to capture, detect, and analyze circulating tumor cells are reviewed, which give a valuable insight into tumor progression and metastasis.
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