Polymer scientists at the 2013 MRS Fall meeting in Boston brought another year of materials science research to a close with a bang.
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iCVD: a versatile technique for surface science
Initiator chemical vapour deposition (iCVD) is an elegant and versatile technique with applications ranging from biotechnology to microelectronics.
New nanoparticles can deliver multiple anti-cancer drugs
Nanoparticles can carry two different anti-cancer drugs and deliver them to separate parts of the cancer cell where they will be most effective.
Professor Bikramjit Basu wins Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Bikramjit Basu has received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for work on understanding in-vitro cell functionality modulation on engineered biomaterials.
Composite laminates might replace metallic implants
Researchers from Universities in Germany, Brazil, and Israel designed promising multilayer composites applicable as bone fracture fixation devices but also for other orthopedic applications.
Advanced functional polymers for medicine
A special issue guest-edited by Andreas Lendlein has recently been published in Macromolecular Bioscience. Read selected highlights for free for a limited time!
Tailor-made polymer gels for biology and medicine
A method developed by researchers from KIT and Jacobs University Bremen enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and functions.
Nanoparticles that slip through the vaginal mucus barrier to fight cervical cancer
Researchers develop polymer-based mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) loaded with paclitaxel, a frontline chemo drug.
3D nanostructures are the future of energy collection
Physicists have developed a “planet-satellite model” to precisely connect and arrange nanoparticles in three-dimensional structures.
Polyampholytes for biomedical applications
Progress on the development of polyampholyte polymers for use in biomedical applications is reviewed.
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