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Basic Research
Beyond gene editing: A new role for CRISPR
A new use for the revolutionary gene-splicing tool. This new “Electrochemical CRISPR” can quickly and accurately identify viral biomarkers for a range of diseases, including HPV and Parvovirus.
Engineering RNA Binding Proteins to Improve Human Health
Somewhere in a jumble of protein building blocks may lie the key to unlocking the next generation of therapeutics to improve human health.
Understanding polymerization processes and mechanisms: a special issue on statistical modeling
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering presents recent mathematical tools and approaches for polymerization reaction engineering, guest-edited by Jose Carlos Pinto.
Easy strategies toward mononodispersity
Solid-phase chemistry is a powerful tool for the synthesis of monodisperse sequence-defined polymers. Lutz and coworkers discuss pros and cons.
Nanoparticles from liquid-liquid interfaces
Interfacial miniemulsion polymerization is a facile route for the synthesis of nanoparticles for applications ranging from therapeutics to coatings.
Hydrogels with Reversible 3D Ordered Macroporous Structures
Researches from Pittsburgh present their latest advances towards the characterizations of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous hydrogels.
Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage exceeding 1 V
Enhanced performance in polymer solar cells is achieved using a linked-acceptor type conjugated polymer.
Polymer-based infection diagnostics
German researchers have developed dual enzyme-responsive polymeric capsules for bacterial enzyme sensing.
A Pandora's Box of New Materials – Metallopolymers
A recent issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications is dedicated to this ever growing field of material science.
Enhanced Light Harvesting in Polymer Solar Cells
Enhanced light harvesting for polymer solar cells via ladder-type polymer donors.
Fluoroelastomers: click to crosslink
Azide–nitrile cycloaddition is used to make stronger crosslinked fluoroelastomers.
Aminobisphosphonates via Multicomponent Reactions
Functional polymers containing aminobisphosphonates are synthesized using controlled radical polymerization and post-polymerization multicomponent reactions.
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