The need to develop biocompatible and biodegradable materials has intensified as the fields of bioengineering and regenerative medicine come of age.
Glutathione-sensitive nanoparticles get drugs straight to the source of cancer
Korean scientists have developed a tumor-targeted, bioreducible nanoparticle system that can deliver cytotoxic anticancer drugs to tumor tissues.
Cellulose nanofiber paper filters out viruses
Nanofiber material, derived from Cladophora algae, removes virus particles with an efficiency matching that of the best industrial virus filters.
A better gel for cutaneous recording
A new, quasi-solid-state electrode which is suitable for long term cutaneous recording has been reported by French scientists.
Engineering materials to inhibit the immune response
A research team have coated biomaterial surfaces with a naturally expressed molecule that inhibit the inflammatory activation of immune cells.
Integrating electronics with cells to detect bacteria
Device made of organic transistor integrated with a human intestinal cell-line successfully detects Salmonella typhimurium.
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.
Small EiC awarded Beijing University of Technology guest professorship
Professor Guangsheng Guo, the President of BJUT, presents appointment in ceremony in Beijing.
Getting under the skin: hydrogels for monitoring oxygen levels
Oxygen-responsive hydrogels for non-invasive subcutaneous oxygen monitoring is reported by Prof. Jon Lovell and co-workers at the University of Buffalo.
Polyurethane micelles deliver anti-cancer drug quicker and better
Researchers design and develop a novel type of disulfide core-crosslinked polyurethane micelle for anti-cancer drug delivery.