The first topical Special Issue of Particle & Particle Systems Characterization – guest edited by Gleb Sukhorukov, Igor Luzinov, and Sergiy Minko.

The first topical Special Issue of Particle & Particle Systems Characterization – guest edited by Gleb Sukhorukov, Igor Luzinov, and Sergiy Minko.
Mapping of chemical contents and their spatial distribution in a complex biological environment such as cells can be achieved by a new imaging modality.
Biophotonics – optical techniques for the study of biological molecules, cells and tissues – has evolved into one of the most important fields of photonics.
A new tool enables biomechanical studies of individual cells, laser-propelling red blood cells over long distances and monitoring their deformation.
The application of biocompatible polymeric microneedle patches is discussed as a promising and straightforward method of transdermal drug delivery.
Scientists have found an efficient way to deliver nanoparticles containing a wide range of biomolecules without using endocytosis, for faster drug delivery.
Here are the top five papers downloaded in August 2013. Also view the August issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials! Chitin Microneedles for an Easy-to-Use Tuberculosis Skin Test by Jungho Jin, Valerie Reese, Rhea Coler, Darrick Carter and Marco Rolandi An easy-to-use...
Jun Feng and collaborators address drug delivery challenges by applying boronic acid coupling and host-guest chemistry.
Professor Molly Stevens has become a recognised role model in science. She has won award after award and built a large and successful research group at Imperial College London.
We present the most downloaded papers from the pss family of journals from July.