Therapeutics

A Versatile Method to Prepare Functional Hydrogel Coatings [Video]

Hydrogel coatings are produced in situ on various 2D and 3D objects.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Yury Gogotsi

Yury Gogotsi was a chemist from the very beginning. He feels the excitement of scientific discovery, and cannot imagine doing anything else.

Antimicrobial Blue Light Fights P.aeruginosa Bacterium

A team of Polish scientists discovered how antimicrobial blue light can fight against infections caused by the P. aeruginosa bacterium, that occur...

Multilayer, All-Aqueous Emulsion Droplets as Highly Biocompatible Material Templates [Video]

High-order, organic-solvent-free emulsions could have valuable applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries for encapsulating active ingredients.

Fabricating Inflatable Stents using Soft Robotic Technology [Video]

Soft stents that can inflate inside arteries offer an improved alternative to metallic stents.

Carbon Nanomaterials in Healthcare [Video]

Carbon nanomaterials are promising therapeutic and diagnostic agents for healthcare applications including imaging and drug-delivery.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Robert S. Langer

Robert Langer talking about the future of drug delivery systems, his philosophy, and his efforts to make the world a better place.

Overcoming Organ Transplant Rejection with Hydrogels [Video]

Researchers devise an effective method to reduce transplant rejection following surgery.

Engineering Precision Medicine

Ali Khademhosseini and his co-workers take a detailed look how engineering approaches can contribute to the field of precision medicine.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Joanna Aizenberg

Joanna Aizenberg talks about the people who inspire her, her advice to early-career researchers, and her hopes for the future of scientific...

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