Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Crosslinking polymers break membrane separation boundaries
Current membranes suffer from the well-known permeability-selectivity upper bound. Here is the story behind the work of making the most selective microporous polymer membranes with record high gas separation efficiency, beating the latest gas separation upper bounds.
Safe engineering of therapeutic cells with photothermal nanofibers
Photothermal nanofibers were developed comprised of light-sensitive iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) embedded in electrospun nanofibers. We demonstrated that embryonic stem cells and human T cells, transfected with such nanofibers are in excellent health and retain their therapeutic functionality.
