Cationic oligopeptides with a fluoroalkyl tail show promise for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.
Fluorous Lipopetides Fight Bacteria
New Molecular Cages for Efficient and Selective Sulfate Binding
Urea-based cryptand selectively captures even strongly hydrated sulfate anions
Tumor-Specific Drug Release by “Controlled Escape”
Nanocarriers with an endosomal escape function target cancer cells
Plastic Recycling with a Protein Anchor
Peptide with a cobalt cofactor helps to oxidize polystyrene microparticles
Cleaning Up Water Using Microrobots
Methamphetamine removal using magnetic microrobots with cyclodextrin units
Calcium Overload for Cancer Therapy
Activating calcium channels leads to a deadly influx of calcium ions into tumor cells
MRI-Based Method Measures Tumor Malignancy
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to detects water exchange across the membranes of cancer cells
Nanosensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Glucose oxidase/carbon nanotube conjugates for near-infrared fluorescent sensors
DNA-Barcoded Nanoprobe Detects Active Proteases
New class of activity-based protease sensors based on plasmonic nanostructures show high sensitivity
Photoswitchable Bactericide
Light-controlled functionalized nanomaterial kills either Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria