A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports steps toward making inhalable mRNA medicines a possibility. Researchers outline their improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle for ...

A new technique lets researchers make many more of the particles much faster, using consistent practices that meet safety ...

Polymer-coated nanoparticles to promote drug delivery to the brain. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 11 / 211105084058.htm ...

This image shows real-time imaging of nanoparticles (green) coated with polyethylene-glycol (PEG), a hydrophilic, non-toxic polymer, which penetrate within a normal rodent brain.

Small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocomposites Date: March 8, 2017 Source: DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summary: Polymer nanocomposites mix particles billionths ...

Figure 1: Polymer segregation on the nanoparticle surface. The proposed approach to patchy nanoparticles is illustrated in Fig. 1a (bottom). On the nanoparticle surface, following the reduction in ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle — an extremely tiny biodegradable container — that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid ...

Polymeric nanoparticles have been designed to augment drug concentrations in blood or vascularized tissues and aim to reduce a drug’s toxicity and to improve its therapeutic effects 1,2,3,4. Our ...

Polymer-nanoparticle composites are used in batteries, construction materials, nonstick coatings, and electronic and medical devices. But making them requires multiple steps or a lot of heat and ...

Gene-editing pioneer Sarepta Therapeutics will use GenEdit’s polymer nanoparticle delivery system to develop gene-editing therapies for neuromuscular diseases. GenEdit raised $26 million in ...

More information: Zwitterionic Polymer-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for the Nebulized Delivery of mRNA, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c11347 ...