Special nanoparticle structures measured by light scattering

Size and Shape Matter

Antibody-Free Detection
Graphene oxide photoluminescence can be modulated to allow detection of neurotransmitters

Chemical Poems: Tin
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

75th Birthday: George Whitesides
Professor George M. Whitesides, Cambridge, USA, celebrates his 75th birthday on August 3, 2014

Nanoparticles: Safe for the Brain?
Once delivered to the brain, polymeric micelles exert toxic effects that depend on their charge

Angewandte Chemie 31/2014: Sizzling Hot
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chrysotile
Chrysotile is often called white asbestos and belongs to the serpentine group of phyllosilicates; answer to Guess the Mineral (2)

The Details Matter in Drug Delivery
Small changes in the capping ligands of mesoporous silica nanoparticles influence the loading capacity and release kinetics

Creating Lens-Shaped Particles
Size-controlled nanoparticles determine the external shape and internal morphology of block copolymer particles

New RSC President
Professor Dominic Tildesley is now president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK