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Rational Design of ECMs Toward Cancer Immunotherapy

Engineered ECMs enhance immune therapy in cancer treatment by supporting cells and tissues and modulating immune response. They improve immune cell maturation, expansion, and regulation through biomaterial manipulation, acting as frameworks or carriers for enhanced tumor immunotherapy.

Synthesis of Polyamino Acids

Polyamino acids adopt ordered conformations with unique biological properties and functions like α-helices and β-sheets.

What Are Biomaterials?

Biocompatible / Biodegradable Polymer Tutorial

Chemistry in (Bio)Materials Science

"Click" Chemistry in (Bio)Materials Science

Polyethylene Glycol Building Blocks for PEGylation

Circulatory half-life is a key success factor for new drugs. In this respect, PEGylation or PEG-ing—the modification of potential candidates ranging from non-peptidic small molecules to peptides and proteins, antibody fragments, aptamers, and saccharides or oligonucleotides with polyethylene glycol chains—offers

Designing Temperature and pH Sensitive NIPAM Based Polymers

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), or PNIPAM, is a stimuli-responsive polymer that responds to changes in pH and temperature and has a LCST around 32 C.

Protein- and Peptide- Polymer Conjugates by RAFT Polymerization

The modification of biomacromolecules, such as peptides and proteins, through the attachment of synthetic polymers has led to a new family of highly advanced biomaterials with enhanced properties.

PEGylation Tools

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) reagents offer favorable characteristics for various applications, including biocompatibility and solubility.

Continuous Flow Monomer Synthesis

Monomers for ophthalmic use aim for purity, reliability, and comfort, driving innovation for affordable contact lenses.

High-Purity Monomers & Polymers for Ophthalmic Applications

We offer a continuously expanding selection of high-purity monomers and polymers for ophthalmic applications, along with a full range of initiators, crosslinkers, dyes, and solvents.

Innovative Materials for Glass Ionomer Cements (GICs): Dental Applications

Innovation in dental restorative materials is driven by the need for biocompatible and natural-appearing restoration alternatives. Conventional dental materials like amalgam and composite resins have inherent disadvantages.

The Progress in Development of Dental Restorative Materials

With dentists placing nearly 100 million dental fillings into patients′ teeth annually in the U.S. alone, polymeric composite restoratives account for a very large share of the biomaterials market.

Functional Polymers for Biomedical Apps

Microparticles in drug delivery: Study on controlling chitosan microparticle size and distribution, exploring encapsulation of BSA and TPP cross-linker.

Functional RAFT Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is rapidly moving to the forefront in construction of drug and gene delivery vehicles.

Functionalized PEI and Its Role in Gene Therapy

Gene therapy has become one of the most discussed techniques in biomedical research in recent years.

Smart Oligonucleotide Delivery by Multifunctional Block Copolymers

Kanjiro Miyata (The University of Tokyo, Japan) provides insights on the rational design of polymeric materials for “smart” oligonucleotide delivery.

Carbon Nanofiber Applications & Properties

Pyrograf®-III vapor-grown carbon nanofibers are within the class of materials termed multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and are produced by the floating catalyst method.

Nano Minerals: Nanoclays

Nanoclays like montmorillonite and bentonite are used in polymer-clay nanocomposites, rheology modifiers, and drug delivery carriers.

Asymmetric Polymerization in Chiral Liquid Crystals

Chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*-LC) facilitates asymmetric acetylene polymerization, yielding helical chains and fibrils in polyacetylene film.

Functional Biomaterials Synthesized by Double-Head Polymerization Agents

Over the past two decades, the rapid advance of controlled living polymerization (CLP) techniques.

Hexafluoroalcohol-functionalized Methacrylate Monomers for Lithographic/nanopatterning materials

To keep pace with Moore′s Law, there is a continuing need in the semiconductor industry to achieve higher circuit density in microelectronic devices.

Thermal Transitions of Homopolymers: Glass Transition & Melting Point

Literature values for the glass transition temperature, (Tg), and melting temperature, (Tm), are given for the more common homopolymers.

Versatile Cell Culture Scaffolds: Bio-orthogonal Click

Designing biomaterial scaffolds mimicking complex living tissue structures is crucial for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine advancements.

Water-Soluble Photoinitiators

Water-dispersible photoinitiator nanoparticles enable novel formulations for 3D bioprinting, tissue engineering, and device manufacturing.

Molecular Layer Deposition of Polymers

Atomic layer deposition meets various needs including semiconductor device miniaturization and nanoparticle coating.

Mesoporous Materials Synthesis

Mesoporous materials self-assemble from sol-gel precursors and amphiphiles, forming versatile structures for various applications.

Universal Platform for Surface Modification Employing Grafted Polymer Layers

The present publication focuses on synthesis and characterization of nanothick, chemically grafted polymer films (polymer brushes) on various inorganic and polymeric substrates.

Micro Review of RAFT Polymerization

Micro review of reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization.

Nanoclays in Multi-Functional Composites

Nanoclays are clay minerals optimized for use in clay nanocomposites– multi-functional material systems with several property enhancements targeted for a particular application.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based Smart Surfaces for Cell Sheet Tissue Engineering

Tissue engineering has become a key therapeutic tool in the treatment of damaged or diseased organs and tissues, such as blood vessels and urinary bladders.

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