Cyclodextrins (CyDs) are a family of torus-shaped cyclic oligomers composed of glucopyranose units linked by α-1,4 glycosidic bonds. They have a hydrophobic interior cavity that can accommodate a wide ...

PolyBatics Produces Novel Biobeads with Attached Proteins, Antibodies, and Ligands PolyBatics wants to improve the way that polymer beads, such as those used in home pregnancy kits, are manufactured.

A research team led by Yadong Yin, a chemist at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when applied external ...

Water-absorbing beads have become increasingly hazardous to children over the past 10 years, as children who swallow the beads can experience life-threatening problems such as bowel obstruction. In ...