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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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2003 Eric Lerner |
Briefs Hidden imaging data... Piggy-back chips... Synthetic ion pump... Strong, ductile copper  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |