The Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics has published a special issue on shape-memory polymers.
Therapeutics
Lighting up enzymatic drug release by FRET
A new generation of enzyme-responsive HPMA copolymer-drug conjugates employing a enzyme-sensitive oligopeptide linker was developed. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was applied to investigate the enzyme-responsive performance in both cells and animals.
Bending Fatigue Testing of Titanium for Dental Implants
Equal Channel Angular Pressing is applied to commercial purity titanium to increase its ability to resist failure due to cyclic loads.
Tailoring degradation in polymeric nanogels
To tailor the degradation of nanogels, Scientists from Utrecht University investigated the impact of the structure of polymeric building blocks on the properties of nanogels and their degradation behavior.
Polymer dots for cancer imaging and therapy
Phosphorescent conjugated polymer dots (Pdots) are developed for cancer cell imaging and therapy.
Albumin–Polymer Conjugates for Drug Delivery
In their review, Jiang and Stenzel discuss the various creative approaches in which albumin can be combined with polymers for application in drug delivery.
Nanoparticles for deep-tissue photothermal therapy
Ultrasmall NdVO4 nanoparticles are presented as a promising agent for deep-tissue photothermal therapy.
Pluronic-based Polyrotaxanes: A Sweet Approach for the Delivery of DNA
Cationic Pluronic-based polyrotaxanes threaded with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin were synthesized for pDNA delivery into multiple cell lines.
Versatile Protein Nanogels
Zhen Gu at Joint UNC/NC State Department of Biomedical Engineering gives an overview of the recent advances in protein nanogels for biomedical applications
Red-Blood-Cell-Mimetic Nanoparticles against Breast Cancer
A nanosized drug delivery system is developed, which significantly inhibits tumor growth and metastasis formation of breast cancer when loaded with the drug paclitaxel.
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