Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?

Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles

Controlling Stem Cell Differentiation
Micropatterned substrate that mimics heart muscles can be used to direct differentiation in adult human stem cells

Potential Methamphetamine Vaccine
Six structures have been identified as promising leads for a vaccine to prevent methamphetamine addiction

Endocytic-Targeting, pH-Responsive Nanoparticles
Tunable, pH-responsive nanoparticles can be selectively activated in different endocytic compartments

Single Peptide-Surface Interaction
Investigations into how peptides bind to surfaces show that weak, non-covalent interactions may be the key to new biomimetic materials

Dopamine Testing on the Move
Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry with carbon-fiber microelectrodes can probe neurochemical signaling in freely moving rats

DNA Origami
Miniature architectural forms—including a round-bottomed nanoflask—have been constructed by DNA origami

Rise of the Micromachines
Self-propelled microrockets that pickup and transport pancreatic tumor cells under physiological conditions have been developed

Angewandte Chemie 17/2011: A Good Catch
An overview of the latest edition of Angewandte Chemie

Total Synthesis of HIV-1 Rev Protein
Protein that plays an important role in the HIV replication cycle can now be synthesized chemically