A hydrogel that can tell good from bad: this material can distinguish between normal and pathological levels of urate, a salt related to gout arthritis.
Kirsten Severing
Immunomodulatory effect of nanoparticles
Functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles are analyzed for their interaction with human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
Smart phosphorescent bioprobes
A phosphorescent iridium(III) complex-functionalized poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) is a promising probe for bioimaging applications.
Poly(2-oxazoline)s – a platform for well-defined polymer architectures and biomaterials
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications has been dedicated to poly(2-oxazoline)s & related pseudo-polypeptides – a growing field of research.
Biosafety of Microcapsules
Polyelectrolyte microcapsules as large as four microns can be ingested by cells, leading to impairment of cell functions.
Responsive Materials Tuned by Anions
John Texter (Eastern Michigan University) reviews in an authoritative and clear manner the rapidly growing field of anion recognition materials derived from imidazolium based polymers.
Recent Highlights in Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Read now for free the editor’s choice of recent feature and review articles in Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
Snowballing Radical Generation
Klaus Tauer and co-workers (Golm, Germany) report the discovery of an unusually rapid and high-yielding emulsion polymerization reaction that does not follow zero-one kinetics.
Novel Fused Heteroacenes for Thin-Film Transistors
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, designed a novel fused heteroacene with high hole mobility for solution processed thin-film transistors.
Liquid Crystal-Based Microactuators
A two-dimensional microarray is fabricated from a crosslinked liquid crystalline polymer containing azobenzene groups.