Highlights from the 11th International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics
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A new near-infrared responsive drug carrier for imaging-guided chemotherapy
A promising multifunctional nanocarrier for opto-acoustic imaging-guided chemotherapy or phtotothermal therapy is presented.
Researchers Propose New Route for Programmable Infrared Optics
UC Santa Barbara researchers Prasad Iyer and Prof. Jon Schuller propose a new route, novel electrically reconfigurable metasurfaces, as an important step towards on-chip programmable optics.
Injectable ROS-responsive hydrogels for sustained drug delivery
Researchers designed and synthesized a novel ROS-responsive thermogelling hydrogel based on methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-methionine) diblock copolymers.
Synthetic polymer meshes offer great potential to translate IPSCs
A patient-derived stem cell source offers great potential for individual-tailored cell therapies and regenerative medicine.
A solution for low loss, three-dimensional structures at optical frequencies
Sheng Liu, Igal Brener, Mike Sinclair and other co-workers from Sandia National Laboratories demonstrated both two-dimensional and multilayer (3D) dielectric metamaterials made from III-V semiconductors (elements from groups III and V on the periodic table) using a monolithic fabrication process.
Protein cages for drug delivery
Researchers linked a polymeric transfection reagent into a hollow protein nanocage for drug delivery.
Combination of immunotherapy and nanotechnology for improved cancer treatment
Researchers have proposed a new idea to deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumor sites by combining immunotherapy and nanoparticles.
Paper-based Surfaces with Extreme Wettabilities for Novel Microfluidic Devices
Open channel, paper-based microfluidic devices allow for the localization, manipulation, and transport of high- and low- surface tension liquids.
Next generation optoelectronic devices
Researchers distinguish the origin and energetics of spectral features supported in nanoparticle-TMD monolayer hybrids.