The research team has developed a nanostructured antifouling coating that dramatically improves the performance and stability of the electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) biosensors used to monitor ...

Treating diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is a challenge because drugs have to be able to cross the blood–brain barrier. As a result, the doses administered must be high and only a small ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new drug delivering molecule, a zwitterionic polymer complex that can help get plasmid DNA inside cells when injected into skeletal muscle ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney are creating a surface coating that may prevent blood clotting in stents and catheters. The study was published in Cell Biomaterials. A spiral painted in a ...

A breakthrough zwitterionic polymer slips through the skin’s toughest barriers, carrying insulin deep into tissue and normalizing blood sugar, offering patients a painless alternative to daily ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – You may not have heard of polyethylene glycol (PEG), but there’s a good chance you’ve ingested it. The nontoxic polymer is commonly used to prevent freezer burn in ice cream, keep ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The modification of surface properties, such as metals, medical devices, and glass mirrors, represents a vital opportunity to inhibit the buildup of proteins or contaminants (i.e.

Zwitterions sound likes a distant cousin of Twitter (X), but in fact they are a common macromolecule found in human cells. Scientists at the University of Sydney are also now using Zwitterions to ...

A new study shows that polyethylene glycol coatings keep nanoparticles stable during freeze drying, while the protein albumin helps protect other surfaces and improves their safety in use. (Nanowerk ...

Researchers are optimizing polymer-coated nanoparticles to increase their permeability across this barrier and consequently the delivery of encapsulated drugs in the brain. Treating diseases such as ...