Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES)

By controlling the crystallization of pharmaceutical compounds using template surfaces, high quality drugs may be manufactured more cheaply and easily.

Chemists use free radicals to produce polymers strong enough to encapsulate drugs while remaining degradable

An easy route to polymer coatings with potential use in biofouling prevention

Odorless route to polymeric delivery systems is safer and cheaper

Newly discovered enzyme uses an unusual mechanism to generate a molecule with an eye-wateringly awful smell

Defects in nanoparticles help to drive the production of hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel

Leveraging the power of CRISPR-Cas9 to awaken antibiotics from their silent gene clusters

An X-ray analysis reveals the charging mechanism of a promising electrode material

Sustainability-driven developments in a transplant
rejection drug’s formulation may lead to reduced costs and side effects for
patients

Nanoparticles avoid
deactivation and convert biomass-derived gas into methane

Adapted polymer offers plant-based protection from the Sun’s harmful rays

Palladium catalyst speeds up two separate reactions,
making useful molecules in a single process