Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?
Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles
Cavitand Sensor for Alcohol Detection
Gas-phase sensing by chemical class rather than polarity possible with P=O containing cavitand that detects short chain alcohols
Endocytic-Targeting, pH-Responsive Nanoparticles
Tunable, pH-responsive nanoparticles can be selectively activated in different endocytic compartments
Hot off the Press
Researchers in Australia and the USA have developed a nanoscale Gutenberg-style printing press
Rise of the Micromachines
Self-propelled microrockets that pickup and transport pancreatic tumor cells under physiological conditions have been developed
Angewandte Chemie 17/2011: A Good Catch
An overview of the latest edition of Angewandte Chemie
Selective Hydroformylation of Mixed Feedstocks
Industrial mixed C4 feedstocks can be hydroformylated selectively with a catalyst immobilized on a supported ionic liquid
Quicker Catalyst Optimization
General method for screening palladium-based cross-coupling reactions speeds up catalyst optimization
Caught Red-Handed
Detection of latent fingerprints through release of fluorescein from a nanofiber mat
Protein Engineering for Intelligent Biomaterials
Biologically inspired material responds to multiple stimuli and has both upper and lower critical solution temperatures