Crystal engineers have found a way to change the solvated form of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib to improve oral availability
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Medical LEDs Get Under Your Skin
Ultra-thin sheets of LEDs implanted under the skin could be used in medical monitoring or in light-activated drug delivery systems
Oral Texture And Designer Porridge
Salivary amylase helps determine the feel in the mouth of the food we eat, in particular how the digestion of starch alters texture perception
Startled by Addiction Research
Clue to drug addiction emerges from studies of episodic withdrawal from morphine and its effects on psychomotor sensitization
Soaking Up Synthesis
A 21-step synthesis of (−)-nakadomarin A from the simple starting material D-pyroglutamic acid has been achieved
UV or IR for AZT
IR and UV spectroscopy can be used to analyze the HIV/AIDS drug, Zidovudine (AZT) in solid dosage form
Cheap, Pure Hydrogen
Low-temperature platinum catalyst could be used for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell powered vehicles
Alkyl Tales and Solvent Systems
Bulk thermodynamic properties of a binary mixture have been found not to be directly transferable to chemical interfaces
Janus Gel
A long-chain organogelator behaves normally in toluene, but changes to a heat-responsive gelator when lithium chloride is added
Metallic Sponge
Theorizing and synthesizing metallic sponges for absorption of greenhouse gases and hydrogen storage in vehicle fuel cells