By functionalizing polyetheretherketone with thrombin and a bio-gel, scientists have developed a bioactive implant surface that supports bone repair

Bio-Gel That Heals Bone Fractures

How Much Ink Enters the Body During Tattooing?
The results help to better assess and evaluate the health risks of tattooing

Inhalable Biohybrid Microrobots to Treat Lung Diseases
Algae microrobots can deliver antibiotics for non-invasive and efficient treatment

What is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid used for pain relief in medical settings but is also widely abused

Plant-Synthesized Quantum Dots for Colorectal Cancer Therapy
Rhododendron luteum extract-based carbon dots (RL-CDs) synthesized via a simple, green approach

Angewandte Chemie 5/2025: Sustainable Upgrades
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Overcoming Resistance to Aminoglycoside Antibiotics in Enterococcus
Corinne Lionne and Elise Kaplan from Montpellier, France, discuss a new family of inhibitors they have discovered that reverse aminoglycoside resistance in Enterococcus strain

Total Synthesis of Ukabamide, a Drug Candidate against Sleeping Sickness
Lipopeptide from marine cyanobacteria could lead to new antitrypanosomal drugs

Nanobubbles for the Imaging and Treatment of Heart Disease
System for the noninvasive imaging and treatment of coronary microvascular dysfunction

Can 18F-PET Imaging Diagnose Multiple Sclerosis?
Design and synthesis of a sialic acid-derived tracer for 18F-PET MS imaging