Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a challenging threat to human life, especially in healthcare institutions.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a challenging threat to human life, especially in healthcare institutions.
In their review, Jiang and Stenzel discuss the various creative approaches in which albumin can be combined with polymers for application in drug delivery.
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The oxidation-responsive behavior of polymeric platforms in different microenvironments as well as biomedical applications are discussed
Micro-porous PEG hydrogels are functionalized with collagen type-I that has a selective response with human hepatocarcinoma cells.
Cationic Pluronic-based polyrotaxanes threaded with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin were synthesized for pDNA delivery into multiple cell lines.
Researchers have devised a bottom-up approach to fabricate precisely arranged synthetic macromolecules and an enzymatically active toxin from Clostridium botulinum.
The editors of the Macromolecular Journals have nominated the top papers of 2015!
Researchers have shown that surface modification with polymer brushes reduces fouling and adhesion of whole blood, blood plasma or blood cells.
Recombinant resilin-like polypeptides are modified with photoreactive molecules to facilitate the use of photocrosslinking methods for hybrid hydrogels.