Most people don't enjoy getting shots for treatments or vaccines. So, researchers are working to create more medicines, such as those made from messenger RNA (mRNA), that can be sprayed and inhaled.

The nanoparticles include an outer shell, an inner core and an intermediate layer. The core is comprised of the anticancer drug or drugs and polymer chains that are soluble at the lysosomal pH of the ...

By trapping silver nanoparticles within a polymer matrix, researchers can manipulate particle size and, consequently, the color emitted under UV light. Larger polymer nets yield silver ...

Imprinting molecular memory on the surface of polymer nanoparticles creates artificial antibodies that can recognize and neutralize a toxic peptide in vivo. Like a hand in a glove, antibodies fit ...

In this study, the team synthesized 55 types of PBAE polymers and used them to design novel polymer nanoparticles (PNPs) for mRNA delivery. Experimental results demonstrated that the newly ...

The assembly of nanoparticles in polymer films is driven by a complex combination of both enthalpic and entropic effects. Careful control of these factors during preparation can lead to finely ...

Accurate monitoring of particle size and growth is essential to ensure scalability in the development of transfection vectors ...

As the monomers spontaneously assemble to form a polymer, the target molecule -- vitamin C -- is trapped inside the cubic nanoparticles. Next, a solvent is used to specifically remove the vitamin ...

Researchers report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They say the material, which sticks to ice, could be incorporated ...

Nanoparticles are created from the gas phase by producing ... giving rise to many- or long-chained compounds from single-chained ones). The particles or the polymer oxide grow as the reaction ...

A new kind of fabric developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, can heat up when exposed to ...