It is 130 years since the birth of Hermann Staudinger, the father of polymer chemistry
Commemorating Hermann Staudinger
New Family of Carborane-Functionalized Polymers
Inclusion of boron clusters into the side chains of polymers rather than the backbone gives a photoluminescent anion sensor
Multitarget Drugs against Prion Diseases
Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment
Nanoparticle Reacts on Sound And Heat
Organic nanoparticle created that uses sound and heat to find and treat tumors could potentially change the way tumors are treated
Gernot Boche (1938 – 2011)
Gernot Boche, Professor Emeritus University of Marburg, Germany, passed away last week
Sorted Building Blocks
Synthesis of stereogradient poly(propylene carbonate) by stereo- and enantioselective copolymerization of propylene oxide with CO2
Take Your Vitamins!
Tocopherol Derivatives as New Dioxin Receptor Antagonists
Artificial Synapse Detects Neurotransmitter
Transmitter release from individual living cells detected with conducting polymer electrodes
Size (and Shape) Matters
Oscillations in gels containing a Belousov-Zhabotinsky catalyst depend upon the size and shape of the gel
Blocking Bone Resorption
Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors with bisphosphonate moiety show promise for treating tumor-induced bone disease