Weak additive intermolecular interactions allow polymer nanocapsules to be constructed by threading cyclodextrins onto polymer chains. Cyclodextrins are large, cone-shaped sugar ring molecules with ...

Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...

CycloPure, a start-up developing water filtration products, has raised $5 million to accelerate commercialization of its cyclodextrin polymer technology. The company, founded by Northwestern ...

Cyclodextrin nanosponges represent an innovative class of cross‐linked cyclodextrin polymers designed to enhance the solubility, stability and bioavailability of pharmaceutical agents. Their ...

Relation between lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) during two first cycles in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with sunitinib (SU) No significant financial relationships to ...

Conceptual figure showing the enzymatically sustainable resources of poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(urethane) (PCL-PU) with movable cross-links catalyzed by lipase as the enzyme. Osaka, Japan—Achieving a ...

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...

Researchers overcame the tradeoff between plastic toughness and degradability by developing plastics with movable crosslinks. The crosslinks both increased toughness by over eight times and increased ...