The research team has developed a nanostructured antifouling coating that dramatically improves the performance and stability of the electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) biosensors used to monitor ...

Scientists at the University of Sydney are developing a zwitterionic coating, that can be used on medical devices and implants like heart valves and stents to prevent blood clotting. Zwitterions are ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) One of the major goals in nanomedicine is to make targeted nanoparticles for effective imaging and delivery applications. To that end, various surface functionalization strategies ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney are creating a surface coating that may prevent blood clotting in stents and catheters. The study was published in Cell Biomaterials. A spiral painted in a ...

Zwitterions sound likes a distant cousin of Twitter (X), but in fact they are a common macromolecule found in human cells. Scientists at the University of Sydney are also now using Zwitterions to ...

Heat-responsive polymers that do not breakdown in water may lead to new antifouling coatings and enhanced oil recovery. Thanks to the positively and negatively charged units in their monomers, ...

Red signal: A spiral design "painted" onto a substrate with a zwitterionic coating is revealed after the sample is dipped in water containing red food dye. (Courtesy: University of Sydney) A new ...

A steel mesh with a novel self-cleaning coating can separate oil and water, easily lifting oil from an oil-water mixture and leaving the water behind (ACS Nano 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b03791). If ...