Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...

CycloPure, a start-up developing water filtration products, has raised $5 million to accelerate commercialization of its cyclodextrin polymer technology. The company, founded by Northwestern ...

Weak additive intermolecular interactions allow polymer nanocapsules to be constructed by threading cyclodextrins onto polymer chains. Cyclodextrins are large, cone-shaped sugar ring molecules with ...

The polymer chains contain segments that can be degraded by enzymes, which are naturally occurring biological catalysts. Light irradiation alters the host–guest interactions, thereby controlling the ...

Polymer membranes potentially offer a more sustainable way to separate chemical mixtures, compared with energy-intensive distillation or expensive chromatography. During organic solvent nanofiltration ...

Cyclodextrin-based adsorbents exploit the unique truncated-cone architecture of cyclodextrin units to capture and remove a wide spectrum of waterborne contaminants via surface adsorption and inclusion ...

Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...