Carol Stanier

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Spotlight on polymerisation to repair damaged faces
2011-07-28T13:45:00
A chemical mix that can be injected under the skin and polymerised using light could help repair facial injuries
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Nanotubes inject stroke therapy into rats' brains
2011-06-21T16:02:00
Damage caused by a stroke could be minimised by nanotubes that deliver small pieces of RNA directly into the brain
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Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts
2011-04-27T14:15:00
A systematic survey of cocktails of antibiotics and other drugs has thrown up some killer combinations to manage resistance
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Mighty micelles that make themselves
2011-04-04T15:10:00
Ticking all the right boxes: polycarbonate polymers that are antibiotic, biodegradable - and that self assemble into bacteria busting micelles
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Slip-slop-slap...scent?
2011-04-01T10:05:00
New sunscreen that slowly releases a fragrance or even drugs into the skin
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Speed dating for pharmaceuticals
2011-02-18T09:30:00
Pairing up drugs with cocrystals could improve their properties and delivery
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Colourful 'green' polymers
2010-11-04T14:05:00
New environmentally friendly concept allows coloured dye to be integrated directly into polymers that can be used in clothing and packaging
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Hybrid electrolyte for better batteries
2010-10-28T14:20:00
Hybrid nanoparticle-ionic liquid electrolyte could open the door to safer, more durable batteries with lithium metal anode
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Wet weather coatings
2010-08-17T13:10:00
Scientists develop a fabric coating that allows water to be transported across the material in a single direction
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Nanosprings go for gold
2010-08-16T13:30:00
Nanosprings have been made by encasing gold nanowires inside shrinking polymers
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Methane all lined-up
2010-07-29T18:00:00
The direction methane molecules are vibrating when they hit a nickel surface can have a huge effect on their reactivity
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Building up graphene nanoribbons
2010-07-21T18:00:00
Scientists use precursor molecules to build up graphene nanoribbons of precise widths that could be useful in nanoelectronics
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Hot tip makes light work of graphene circuit
2010-06-10T19:00:00
Heated probe tip used to draw tiny conductive graphene lines on an insulating graphene oxide surface
Review
From trees to tyres
2005-11-27T22:38:07
Tears of the tree. The story of rubber - a modern marvel
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Science mirrors art
2005-03-01T00:00:00
Evenly-sized silver colloids have been produced in a single simple step
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Giving liquid crystals the brush-off
2005-01-01T00:00:00
Polymer molecules in the shape of tiny brushes can help liquid crystals line up on a surface