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Chemistry World
August 12, 2011
Manisha Lalloo
Unraveling cell membranes to understand drugs Researchers in Sweden have found a way to create flattened cell membranes, known as supported lipid bilayers, out of real cell structures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 26, 2007
Lionel Milgrom
Mimicking Biophysics with Water Droplets Scientists have micro-engineered water droplets into protocells. Protocell networks can mimic real biophysical events within living cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 9, 2011
Simon Hadlington
Chemical mystery of antifungal compound solved US researchers have applied synthetic organic chemistry to crack a mystery that has baffled scientists for more than 50 years: how the powerful, naturally occurring antifungal compound amphotericin B interacts with sterols in cell membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 15, 2012
David Bradley
DNA folds up into a synthetic ion channel An artificial ion channel that spans a synthetic lipid membrane has been created using DNA origami by researchers in Germany and the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 29, 2003
Kimberly Patch
Tiny hole guides atoms against tide Researchers in Poland have made a synthetic device that uses an electrical field and an extremely small, conical pore in a thin film of material to coax potassium ions through the artificial membrane against their electrochemical potential. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 21, 2010
Hayley Birch
Self-pumping membrane mimics cell machinery US researchers have imitated the transport functions of biological membranes by incorporating tiny pumps into synthetic membranes. They say their 'self-pumping' mimics could be used in compartment-less fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 12, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Nanowire-tapping cells Nanoscale electronic probes that can enter cells without damaging them have been made by US scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012
Paul Muhlrad
Changing Channels Appetite and other deep-seated desires could be modified by altering brain ion channels, according to research at Janelia Farm. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 7, 2011
Hayley Birch
Could Life Have Emerged Inside Inorganic Shells? The basic components of cells can operate within the bounds of inorganic membranes made from nanoparticles, a new study shows. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 24, 2012
David Bradley
First Stable Hydroxide-Conducting Membrane Created A team at Simon Fraser University, has developed a polymer based on benzimidazolium hydroxide that can transport the hydroxyl ion and yet does not degrade quickly as other alkaline-transport membranes have done. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 13, 2011
Fay Nolan-Neylan
Nanofiltration for better energy storage Scientists in China have found that nanofiltration membranes could enhance the efficiency of vanadium redox flow batteries making them a more viable tool for large-scale energy storage. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 19, 2011
Simon Hadlington
Cell factories package drugs for delivery Scientists in Australia and Germany have used living cells as 'factories' to encapsulate particles such as drugs in biological membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 11, 2007
Jonathan Edwards
'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 9, 2011
Simon Hadlington
New probe throws light on cellular lipids Scientists in the US have developed a new sensor that can track and measure lipids in living cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 4, 2009
Nina Notman
Cell-sized vesicle assembly line A production line for uniform lipid-coated microspheres has been created by Japanese scientists. One day these could be used in drug delivery or artificial cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 6, 2010
Andy Extance
Nanotube chip creates bioelectronic link A protein coupled with a carbon nanotube has provided a previously unavailable direct biological-to-electronic interface, which its developers hope could lead to brain-controlled prosthetic devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 18, 2015
David Bradley
Ultra-thin membranes for solute separation Polymer membranes that are extremely thin, yet strong and stable, could cut the costs of separating organic molecules and reduce energy requirements in the chemical industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 12, 2012
Holly Sheahan
Oil loving membranes for oil spill clean-ups Researchers in China have made a new type of membrane that can separate oil from water and could potentially be used in oil spills, such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 19, 2006
Jon Evans
CNTs Provide Pores for Thought Membranes containing pores made of carbon nanotubes could improve the efficiency of processes such as desalination and removing CO 2 from industrial emissions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 2, 2007
Michael Gross
Transistor tuned to ion channel As living cells can detect many compounds with high sensitivity via receptors on their membranes, researchers are keen to exploit them in electronic biosensors. Researchers in Germany now report the feasibility of just such a receptor-cell-transistor biosensor. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 13, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Why Cold is Such a Pain We'd all like to avoid the sting of winter air and the agony of moving frozen fingers. Scientists have discovered why extreme cold hurts, and created hardy mice who can freeze painlessly to blocks of ice. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 27, 2010
Simon Hadlington
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 22, 2008
Hayley Birch
Drug uptake rule challenged A study by UK scientists apparently contradicts a 100-year-old rule thought to govern the rate at which molecules cross biological membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 7, 2013
Anthony King
Green graphene band-aid Scientists have revealed that graphene kills bacteria by slicing through their membranes and yanking out their phospholipids. They say graphene could become a new type of 'green' antimicrobial material for everyday use. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 18, 2006
Katharine Sanderson
Membranes Weed Out Carbon Dioxide Chemical membranes that can capture the carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels have been developed by scientists, who say that they are substantially more efficient than conventional membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 3, 2006
Michael Gross
Imaging for the Masses Two US research groups have made progress in the application of mass spectrometry for imaging. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 14, 2007
Lionel Milgrom
Slim-Line Silicon Speeds up Protein Separation Tough, ultra-slim silicon membranes could drastically improve the performance of lab-on-a-chip micro-analytical systems, kidney dialysis machines and, in the future, even produce an artificial kidney, claim researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 21, 2010
Lewis Brindley
Drinking water from sunlight and seawater A device that can 'push' the salt out of seawater has been developed by US researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 5, 2007
Jonathan Edwards
Water Cleaning Membrane Shows Hybrid Vigour Scientists in the US have combined naturally-occurring channel proteins with a new polymer to create a membrane that could be used to deliver drugs or purify water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 31, 2010
Michael Gross
Kiss of death for cancer cells Scientists have deciphered the surprising structure of the perforin pore, which delivers the 'kiss of death' to virus-infected cells and cancer cells in the body. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 7, 2008
Making Seawater Easier to Swallow Researchers based in the US and Korea have developed a membrane that cuts the costs of filtering salt from seawater. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 11, 2008
Hayley Birch
Protein threading paves the way for nanomachines A team of Dutch and Italian researchers has discovered how proteins are threaded through pores in cell membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 10, 2013
Michael Parkin
Super Glue for cells Scientists in Canada have made a super-strong cell membrane adhesive and used it to stick red blood cells together. The polymer, based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in particular positions for tissue engineering and wound closure. mark for My Articles similar articles
Industrial Physicist
Feb/Mar 2003
Eric Lerner
Briefs Hidden imaging data... Piggy-back chips... Synthetic ion pump... Strong, ductile copper mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 6, 2008
James Mitchell Crow
Double reactor makes hydrogen and syngas Two chemical reactions key to producing future fuels can be linked together in a single membrane-based reactor to increase their efficiency, say Chinese chemists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 3, 2013
William Bergius
Better separations with more permeable membranes There is usually a trade-off between selectivity and liquid permeability when making an ultrafiltration membrane but new research from scientists in the US suggests this doesn't have to be the case. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
September 22, 2004
Virus Forms Nano Template Living matter self-assembles into complex organisms that can contain billions of cells, and researchers have tapped biological molecules like DNA and viruses to self-assemble technologically useful structures and materials. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 11, 2013
Helen Potter
A new system for cancer detection Cancer cells have been found to differ from normal cells in several ways, including the make up of their cell membranes. Cancer-cell membranes have been found to contain more anionic lipids than normal cells, leading to an overall negatively charged cell surface. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 23, 2011
James Urquhart
Novel nanoparticle filter Israeli researchers have created a recyclable membrane based on supramolecular linkages that can be used to filter nanoparticles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 10, 2015
Kira Welter
Peptide glue may have held first protocell components together Electrostatic interactions induced by short, positively charged, hydrophobic peptides are all it takes to attach RNA to vesicle membranes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 27, 2008
Lewis Brindley
Membrane Sacs Made in Minutes Strong, flexible, centimetre-sized membrane sacs that could be used to hold cells for study have been developed by chemists in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 11, 2013
Philip Ball
A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin This theory says that life arose at hydrothermal vents, not merely because these provide heat and the ingredients for making complex organics but because they create sustained gradients of ion concentration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 3, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Crack-proofing MOF membranes Chinese chemists have developed a way to reinforce metal-organic framework-based membranes to toughen them against cracking. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 21, 2011
Russell Johnson
Jump starting prebiotic photochemistry Light activated reactions of organic molecules in fatty acid membranes offers a plausible method for energy transfer and storage in prebiotic systems, claim US scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles