Nanoscale vesicles made from different block copolymers and functionalized with heparin represent a new design concept for polymer-based nanomimics.
Month: February 2016
Lab-on-a-fiber
Optical fiber devices for microfluidics integration open up new horizons for advanced “lab-on-a-chip” technologies.
Two sides in one single silk fiber
An advantageous side-by-side strategy is used to produce two-in-one fibers of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and silk fibroin
More channels against Alzheimer's
A multi-channel organic electronic ion pump for the creation of Aβ plaques is developed.
Magnetic mirrors for subwavelength imaging
Enhanced electric fields through the optical magnetic mirror effect enable subwavelength imaging resolution.
Hybrid polymer materials via process-guided product design
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering presents recent trends in the design of hybrid polymer materials and products, guest-edited by Maria Paulis and Jose M. Asua.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – February
Take a look at the great cover images from the February issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
Hollowing out for strength
It is shown that a metallic material can become lighter and stronger, while about half of its component was removed by corrosion.
Biofuntionalized hydrogels for tissue engineering
Micro-porous PEG hydrogels are functionalized with collagen type-I that has a selective response with human hepatocarcinoma cells.
Influencing the antimalarial activity of polymer-based nanomimics
A nanomimics concept based on block copolymer vesicles is evaluated with regard to molecular factors influencing antimalarial activity.
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