Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) hydrogels can be used to increase the biocompatibility of medical implants
Rendering Medical Implants Biocompatible
Nitrogen-Containing Polycycles from Furans
New and general one-pot reaction sequence transforms simple furan substrates into complex nitrogen-bearing aromatic polycycles
Aloe Vera Keeps Apples Fresh
An edible Aloe vera gel coating can be used to maintain the quality of fresh-cut apples
Borealis Grows its Fertilizer Business
Borealis acquires GPN and the majority of the Rosier European market
3-Step Reaction Made On 3D Printed Reactor
Inexpensive reactor for a multi-step synthesis and purification with potential to rival other multi-step reactors like micro and millifluidic devices
Chiral Column? Here’s One I Made Earlier
Continuous-flow Diels–Alder reactions with a homemade HPLC column give good selectivity for >150 h
Spiers Memorial Award for J. Wang
Joseph Wang, University of California, USA, has been awarded the Spiers Memorial Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
First Stepwise Observation of Hydrophobic Self-Assembly
How different hydrophobic effects evolve during multistep hydrophobic self-assembly processes is unveiled by a novel method
Energy and GHG Reductions in the Chemical Industry via Catalytic Processes
New technological roasmap introduced by International Energy Agency (IEA), International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), and DECHEMA
ChemCatChem Appoints a New Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Michael Rowan named Editor-in-Chief of ChemCatChem by ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH