Protein‐polymer conjugates represent a dynamic class of hybrid materials that combine the inherent biological function and specificity of proteins with the versatile properties of synthetic polymers.

Biological nanostructures, such as enzyme clusters and viruses, are typically superior to synthetic nanoscale materials when it comes to their degree of sophistication in terms of both structure and ...

An illustration of one of Grove Biopharma’s protein-like polymers in sky blue and bright yellow. These protein-like polymers may help target intractable cancer-causing proteins. Credit: Saeed Najafi, ...

A team from MSU together with foreign and Russian colleagues found that when mixing dendrimers (tree-like polymers) and proteins, multilayer films are spontaneously formed. They are easily formed and ...

(Nanowerk News) Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone ...

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to ...

Mutations in KRAS lead to cancer. Shown here as an example is an illustration of the KRAS G12C mutant oncogene product (center) among red and white blood cells. The G12C mutation is found in a third ...

A team has produced a new class of electronic materials that may lead to a 'green,' more sustainable future in biomedical and environmental sensing. Scientists say the work shows it is possible to ...

Scientists at Northwestern, and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for the genetic disorder Huntington’s disease, an incurable neurodegenerative ...

When cancer-driving proteins resist various treatments, Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a new solution. Don't fight them—throw them in the cellular trash. In a new study published in ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The modification of surface properties, such as metals, medical devices, and glass mirrors, represents a vital opportunity to inhibit the buildup of proteins or contaminants (i.e.

UC Davis researchers are adapting technology to make self-assembling protein scaffolds to combat coronavirus. The self-assembling proteins are based on a natural antifreeze amyloid protein related to ...