Japanese researchers have developed a way to engineer glycan complexes in a way that allows the molecules to be transported preferentially to specific organs of the body.
Month: December 2016
Aptamers against Polymeric Surfaces
The group of Prof. Lendlein searched for polymer binding aptamers, which are able to selectively bind to specific material surfaces.
Transparent Scratch-Resistant Coating
Thin films obtained by deposition of metallic, opaque aluminium and its subsequent transformation into a transparent oxide were found to show high hardness values and acceptable optical transmission values.
Advanced Optical Materials Highlights Biosensors, Metasurfaces, and a Caterpillar Robot
Biosensors, metasurfaces, and a caterpillar robot is highlighted on the November covers of Advanced Optical Materials.
December 12 – Light Illumination Induced Photoluminescence Enhancement and Quenching in Lead Halide Perovskite, published in Solar RRL
Blood–Brain Migration and Tracking with Photonic Theranostics
Drug carriers capable of easily crossing the BBB are being explored by a team working across locations in South Korea and the USA.
Fight or die? How prokaryotes deal with infections
In their review in BioEssays, Eugene Koonin and Feng Zhang discuss the different outcomes when prokaryotes are infected by a virus.
December 11 – Active targeting of asiaglycoprotein receptor using sterically stabilized lipoplexes, published in the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
December 10 – Ultra-Stable Electret Nanogenerator to Scavenge High-Speed Rotational Energy for Self-Powered Electronics, published in Advanced Materials Technologies
Contradictory wetting: superlyophobic surfaces
Researchers at Aalto University, in Espoo in Finland, unravel the design principles of unusual dual superlyophobic surfaces in oil–water systems.
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