Hybrid, nanoscale phospholipid/block copolymer vesicles by Lim, Seng Koon, Hoog, Hans-Peter de, Nallani, Madhavan, Bo, Liedberg, Parikh, Atul N.

“…In brief, these hybrids may provide alternative tools for drug delivery purposes and molecular imaging/sensing applications and clearly open up new avenues for further investigation.…”
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Mortality rates among patients successfully treated for hepatitis C in the era of interferon-free antivirals: population based cohort study by Hamill, V, Wong, S, Benselin, J, Krajden, M, Hayes, PC, Mutimer, D, Yu, A, Dillon, JF, Gelson, W, Velásquez García, HA, Yeung, A, Johnson, P, Barclay, ST, Alvarez, M, Toyoda, H, Agarwal, K, Fraser, A, Bartlett, S, Aldersley, M, Bathgate, A, Binka, M, Richardson, P, Morling, JR, Ryder, SD, Barnes, E

“…The leading causes of death were drug related mortality (n=383, 24%), liver failure (n=286, 18%), and liver cancer (n=250, 16%). …”

Non-traditional security issues : securitisation of transnational crime in Asia by Laki, James

“…Transnational crime involving all forms of domestic crime that tranverse the international boundary with another one or more states have become a concern amongst all peoples of the Asia Pacific region. …”
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Thermal-disrupting interface mitigates intercellular cohesion loss for accurate topical antibacterial therapy by Hu, Benhui, Berkey, Christopher, Feliciano, Timothy, Chen, Xiaohong, Li, Zhuyun, Chen, Chao, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Mui Hoon, Lei, Qun-Li, Ni, Ran, Wang, Juan, Leow, Wan Ru, Pan, Shaowu, Li, Yong-Qiang, Cai, Pingqiang, Miserez, Ali, Li, Shuzhou, Lim, Chwee Teck, Wu, Yun-Long, Odom, Teri W., Dauskardt, Reinhold H., Chen, Xiaodong

“…Bacterial infections remain a leading threat to global health because of the misuse of antibiotics and the rise in drug-resistant pathogens. Although several strategies such as photothermal therapy and magneto-thermal therapy can suppress bacterial infections, excessive heat often damages host cells and lengthens the healing time. …”
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Striking a gut-liver balance for the antidiabetic effects of metformin by Barroso, Emma, Montori-Grau, Marta, Wahli, Walter, Palomer, Xavier, Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel

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A P450BM3 toolkit For C-H activation synthesis by Ren, X

“…Successful applications include drug metabolism, drug fragment diversification, synthesis of flavour and fragrance compounds, steroid oxidation, late-stage functionalisation in total synthesis, and C–H amination. …”

CRISPR locus sequencing for Mycobacterium detection and differentiation by Zhen, Yashu

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) refers to a group of Mycobacterium species that sharing same ancestor and all can cause tuberculosis. As each MTBC specie also has lots of different strains, which related to drug-resistance and outbreak prevention, it is important to keep detecting and differentiating them clearly. …”
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Impact of pyridyl moieties on the inhibitory properties of prominent acyclic metal chelators against metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae : investigating the molecular... by Sosibo, Sphelele C., Somboro, Anou M., Amoako, Daniel G., Osei Sekyere, John, Bester, Linda A., Ngila, Jane C., Sun, Darren Delai, Kumalo, Hezekiel M.

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In silico screening of sugar alcohol compounds to inhibit viral matrix protein VP40 of Ebola virus by Nagarajan, Nagasundaram, Yapp, Edward Kien Yee, Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Yeh, Hui-Yuan

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Investigation of phenylpropanoid sucrose esters as antidiabetic compounds by Wong, Kathy Pooi Wen

“…Alpha glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) are a class of anti-diabetic drug known for their effectiveness and safety. However, they are associated with gastrointestinal (GI) side-effects such as diarrhoea, nausea and flatulence. …”
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The treatment of malaria in pregnancy by Nosten, F, McGready, R

“…Studies are urgently needed to define the best therapeutic options and to develop new treatments, especially in Africa where drug resistance already compromises all strategies of control.…”

Blood brain barrier: a tissue engineered microfluidic chip by Musafargani, Sikkandhar, Mishra, Sachin, Gulyás, Miklós, Mahalakshmi, P., Archunan, Govindaraju, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyás, Balázs

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nCVTs : a hybrid smart tumour targeting platform by Goh, Wei Jiang, Zou, Shui, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

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Design and in vitro release study of siRNA loaded Layer by Layer nanoparticles with sustained gene silencing effect by Tan, Yang Fei, Lee, Ying Shi, Seet, Li-Fong, Ng, Kee Woei, Wong, Tina T., Venkatraman, Subbu

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Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte coated erythrocyte carriers by Heng, Puay Ling.

“…This report shows the need to improve the process due to the increased interest in using carrier erythrocytes as drug delivery system. The erythrocytes coated with a polyelectrolyte multilayer provide a simple mean for controlling the burst and subsequent release of bioactive agents. …”
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Computational analysis for infectious diseases surveillance and host-pathogen interactions (in the context of Influenza A viruses) by Beyene, Biruhalem Taye

“…Hence, development of a broad range anti-IAV drug that could target all of the IAV strains irrespective of their source is critically important. …”
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Anti-leukaemic and chemotherapy supportive effects of berberis vulgaris l. Fruit crude extract on in vitro and in vivo models by Saedi, Tayebeh Azam

“…All data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan's multiple post hoc tests. …”
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Linking dual mode of action of host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin: structures, lipopolysaccharide and LptAm binding of designed analogs by Sinha, Sheetal, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Sperandeo, Paola, Polissi, Alessandra, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the remote eradication of bacteria by Yan, Evelias, Kwek, Germain, Ng, Shuang Qing, Lingesh, Shonya, Xing, Bengang

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Utilizing food waste and thermoplastic starch (TPS) in 3D printed PLA formulations for sustainable and customizable controlled delivery systems by Wang, Liwen

“…With the addition of TPS, the drug release profile can be adjusted from 8 – 120 hours using different TPS ratios and different printed wall thicknesses. …”
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