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Chemistry World September 3, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Double emulsions could carry combination therapies US scientists have made nanoscale water-in-oil-in-water emulsions that could have important applications in drug delivery. |
Chemistry World February 21, 2014 Phillip Broadwith |
Refined gels for cultured cells UK start-up Biogelx is developing self-assembled peptide hydrogels that can provide support to growing cells, but also present well-defined surface chemistry to help cell biologists address biological problems. |
Prepared Foods October 1, 2005 Paula Frank |
Emulsifier Stability: Improving the Odds Can multi-layered interfacial emulsions survive harsh processing conditions and complex food matrices? Also, emulsifiers and the Codex Alimentarius. |
Chemistry World October 12, 2015 Andy Extance |
'Chemical search engine' backs alternative route to life A key class of biological molecules neglected in the search for life's chemical origins could have appeared spontaneously before organisms, UK scientists say. |
Chemistry World September 30, 2014 Kirsty Muirhead |
Mirror peptides hitch a lift into the cell Scientists in the US have developed a method for successfully transporting chemotherapeutic d-peptides into the cell cytosol. |
Chemistry World July 22, 2014 Charlie Quigg |
Polymer changes color in the heat of the moment Scientists in China, the UK and the Netherlands have engineered a polydiacetylene polymer that reversibly changes color within 1 second of being heated or cooled. |
Chemistry World May 6, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Building Peptides From the Wrong End UK chemists have cracked a long-standing problem in peptide synthesis that has prevented amino acid chains being grown from both ends. The insight could open up efficient ways to make peptide-based drugs. |
Prepared Foods February 1, 2005 Richard F. Stier |
Ingredient Challenges: Emulsifiers Offer Options Emulsifiers, an integral part of food manufacturing and product development, are used in a wide range of products and processes. But the type of emulsifier selected demands careful consideration because it can impact product clarity, stability and texture. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2006 Claudia D. O'Donnell |
Emulsifiers Reach Beyond the Interface Lowering interfacial tension is one of the principle factors associated with emulsifiers, but this class of ingredients offers many other functional advantages. |
Chemistry World August 2, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Protein synthesis hijacked to turn out cyclic peptides Japanese researchers have developed a way of reprogramming the genetic code and using bacteria to make and screen huge libraries of cyclic peptides using unnatural amino acids. |
Chemistry World August 20, 2008 |
Spying on Self-Assembly Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface. |
Chemistry World April 12, 2012 Alisa Becker |
Nanoscale engineering of wound beds A collagen-binding peptide with applications in wound healing has been developed by scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Tracking the early stages of Alzheimer's disease UK researchers can track the early steps of formation of peptide clumps linked to Alzheimer's disease using the peptide's fluorescent ability. This could help design effective therapies for the disease at an early stage. |
Chemistry World February 7, 2007 Bea Perks |
Protein's Non-Natural Alternative Beta peptides are of interest because of what they can tell researchers about protein folding in general. Now, chemical biologists have built what they say is a 'remarkably protein like' structure from beta peptides. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Switchable Surfactants Give on-Demand Emulsions Oil and water can now be mixed or separated simply by bubbling carbon dioxide or air through the blend, thanks to a molecule developed by Canadian chemists. |
Chemistry World August 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Switchable Surfactant Could Cut Laundry Water Waste Researchers have developed a switchable detergent that could transform laundry day by washing out of clothes with hardly any need for a rinse cycle. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2006 Michael Gross |
Miniature Microbicides Researchers have created miniature antimicrobial peptides that contain only four (as opposed to the usual 12-50) amino acid residues combined with a fatty acid. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2006 Michael Gross |
Death Sentences for Microbes Researchers have used methods borrowed from linguistics in the hunt for new antimicrobial agents. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2011 Harriet Brewerton |
Multiple emulsion droplet design Liang-Yin Chu at Sichuan University and colleagues have designed a microfluidic device capable of producing multi-compartment multiple emulsions. |
Chemistry World January 10, 2013 Laura Howes |
Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides The field of molecular machines has taken a new bio-inspired turn to assemble another molecule, in this case linking up individual amino acids into a peptide. |
Chemistry World September 7, 2014 Michael Gross |
Bringing chemical synthesis to the masses The promise of a novel approach to building chemical libraries, which only requires simple building blocks in water, without any additional reagents or sample preparation, is inspired by nature. |
Chemistry World March 16, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Short peptides self-assemble into a catalyst Researchers in the US have created catalysts from peptide chains that are only seven amino acids long. |
Chemistry World July 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Getting a look at water wires Indian chemists have trapped tiny strands of water inside peptide nanotubes - allowing the researchers to take a direct look at how small amounts of water behave in a confined environment. |
Chemistry World June 11, 2009 James Urquhart |
Enzyme-free assembly of DNA-like molecules US scientists have developed a simple peptide nucleic acid system that self-assembles and adapts to new instructions without enzymes. |
Chemistry World August 2011 |
Clever comestibles Controlling the microscopic structure of foods could make diet products that help you feel fuller for longer. Emma Davies gets her teeth into some edible colloids |
Chemistry World August 25, 2015 Fiona Case |
Alternative nutraceutical delivery method proposed An alternative approach has been proposed for encapsulating and delivering nutraceuticals using particle-stabilized Pickering emulsions in place of the surfactant stabilized materials. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Shaping crystals with bio-tools Researchers in the US have developed a new approach for controlling crystal growth, borrowing tools from biology. |
Chemistry World October 1, 2015 Philip Ball |
Drawn out proteins make self-healing scaffolds An international team of researchers has made tubular protein-based structures that can be shaped into a network by manually pulling out new branches from existing tubes. |
Reactive Reports October 2006 David Bradley |
Let it Bleed. Not! An international research team has shown that a biocompatible liquid can stop bleeding within seconds. The discovery could cut to the heart of many problems facing hospital emergency rooms and operating theaters. |
Prepared Foods June 1, 2005 |
Stabilizers Un-yolked The challenge to create yolk-less sauces is made easier with enzymatically hydrolyzed lecithin, even for products that must tolerate long-term storage. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Jessie-May Morgan |
Salt and flavor reach a compromise Scientists in the UK have developed a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion that could cut salt levels in emulsion-based food by more than a fifth but maintain the same flavor. |
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 |
Photo Molecules Flip Current Researchers have constructed a photodiode that consists of a mix of slightly different peptide molecules anchored to a gold surface. |
Chemistry World May 30, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Salty Water Makes Barnacles Stick Researchers recently found that the saltiness of seawater triggers barnacles' cement-like natural bond. |
Chemistry World February 21, 2013 David Bradley |
Copycat flags help aliens avoid mouse immune system Synthetic peptide flags added to therapeutic and diagnostic agents can trick the immune system into ignoring them, according to US researchers. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Peptide printer goes into overdrive Synthesizing arrays of short peptides could soon be as easy as printing them out - thanks to the development of a modified laser printer that uses amino acids instead of colored ink. |
Food Processing December 2009 |
Ingredient Round Up: Colorants Certified organic annatto... Colors and color emulsions... Natural purples... etc. |