They then developed a new type of multifunctional, bio-based nanoparticle, called amphiphilic hairy cellulose nanocrystals ...

This diagram illustrates the Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition process: (a) Amphiphilic molecules are spread on a liquid surface ... The combination of LB films with other nanomaterials, such as ...

When the body is injured, certain molecules ... to disperse hydrophobic nanoparticles in oil and encapsulate them within a protective shell that is both deformable and amphiphilic (that is ...

The potential advantages of engineered therapeutic nanoparticles are their ability to: revert the unfavorable physicochemical properties of bioactive molecules to desiderable biopharmacological ...

We are combining our photoswitches with our nanoparticles to show that two colors of light are needed to break bonds and release small molecules from the surface ... We achieve this by wrapping our ...

(Image: POSTECH) Vesicles are self-assembled, hollow structures formed by amphiphilic molecules, such as lipids or block ... By encapsulating metal nanoparticles or enzymes within nanoreactors, ...

One notable class of these materials is lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs), which are molecular assemblies of ...

This article discusses the preparation and characterization of pH-sensitive nitroxyl radical-containing nanoparticles (RNPs) possessing nitroxyl radicals in the core and reactive groups on the ...