Seeking a better way to capture radioactive iodides in spent nuclear reactor fuel, Rutgers–New Brunswick scientists have developed an extremely efficient “molecular trap” that can be recycled and reused.
The construction of stimulus-responsive supramolecular complexes of metabolic pathway enzymes, inspired by natural multi-enzyme assemblies (metabolons), provides an attractive avenue for efficient and spatio-temporally controllable one-pot biotransformations.
In the face of the growing demand of energy worldwide and the unabated negative environmental impacts of fossil fuels, alternative and greener energy sources are critically important.
The research of Professor Kathryn Uhrich has designed and examined a library of sugar-based amphiphilic polymers (SBAPs) which demonstrate promise in diverse biomedical applications, ranging from nanoscale drug delivery vehicles to cardiovascular therapeutics.
Naturally derived antioxidants and antimicrobials (eugenol, carvacrol, thymol) were chemically incorporated as pendant groups into biodegradable poly(anhydride-esters) composed of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as backbone, and hydrolytic degradation of these polymers yielded the free compounds which exhibited bioactivity.
Transcription factor (TF) proteins are master regulators of transcriptional activity and gene expression.
Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) are a sub-class of metal organic framework materials that possess interesting and useful optical emission properties, making them both fundamentally important and technologically relevant for practical applications.
The research of Associate Professor Joseph Marcotrigiano has isolated and examined an outer region of hepatitis C that enables the virus to evade the body’s natural immune system response, which causes persistent, chronic infection.
Damage to the central nervous system (CNS) can cause severe neurological deficits, thus requiring innovative strategies to promote functional recovery.
Cationic amphiphilic macromolecules were complexed with liposomal delivery systems to encapsulate and efficiently deliver siRNA in response to a decrease in endosomal pH and silence target genes with minimal cytotoxicity.
Surfactants of many kinds, simple soaps, phospho- glycol- and proteo- lipids spontaneously self-assemble to form transparent thermodynamically stable solutions of association colloids, e.g., micelles, vesicles and microemulsions.
Stem cell-based therapies and cellular reprogramming holds immense potential for regenerative medicine
Professor Jing Li's recent development of rare-earth-free phosphors was featured at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting on August 19, 2015.
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is central to gene expression. RNA stabilty is determined largely by the chemical nature of the RNA 5' end.
While stem cell therapies appear very promising, there is a critical gap that exists between our current knowledge and the practical application of stem cell therapies, and as a result, there is not a single stem cell therapy that is approved by the FDA!
Graphene is composed of single-atom thick sheets of carbon atoms that are arranged in a perfect two-dimensional honeycomb lattice.
Stem-cell-based therapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for regenerative medicine due the ability of stem cells to differentiation into any given cell type.
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