Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems harness changes in the local or externally applied environment to trigger the release of therapeutic agents at a desired site and time. Polymeric carriers, ...

The induction of macroscopic changes in colour, shape, and functionality through designed nanoscale control can produce smart materials responding to chemical or physical triggers such as heat, light, ...

Polymer gels have become a staple technology in various fields, ranging from optics and drug delivery to carbon capture and batteries. However, there are still many open questions about gels and their ...

Carbon-based stimuli-responsive nanomaterials are gaining much attention due to their versatility, including disease diagnosis and treatment. They work under endogenous (pH, temperature, enzyme, and ...

Conventional drug delivery is fraught with limitations. Targeted delivery is a hot button issue in modern medicine, with developers exploring many avenues for more precise treatments.

In ring-slippage, the number of atoms from a carbon ring involved in a particular bond changes. Multiple ring-slippage in 18-electron metallocenes is rare due to their stability, but as seen in this ...

In a recent Communications Chemistry article, researchers presented a novel approach to interfacing with neuronal structures using light-responsive azobenzene polymer thin films. Image Credit: ...

Scientists have developed photoresponsive supramolecular polymers that can undergo both intrachain folding and interchain aggregation. The material properties of polymers are determined by the ...

A recent article in Nature Communications introduced a dually cross-linked mechanically interlocked network (MIN) of [2]rotaxane, which can dissipate stress within wrinkles without disrupting the ...

Researchers develop a recyclable sulfur-based polymer that enables 4D printing of soft robots with programmable shape changes and magnetic responsiveness. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Materials designed to ...