Researchers Using Nanoscale Particles to Battle Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget surgery. One team of Kansas State University researchers is exploring nanoparticle-induced hyperthermia in the battle against cancer.
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Jun 28, 2010
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Like little golden assassins, 'smart' nanoparticles identify, target and kill cancer cells
Another weapon in the arsenal against cancer: Nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 8, 2010
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Therapeutic nanoparticles give new meaning to sugar-coating medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2009
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Nanoparticles could someday lead to end of chemotherapy
Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumors, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2009
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Constructing PtFe alloy catalysts through hybrid mesoporous Fe-N-C nanostructure
Pt-based intermetallic alloys with high activity and stability are promising for accelerating the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and large-scale application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 15, 2023
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Ambient electrosynthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide over iron-based dual-sites
Urea (CO(NH2)2) has been applied both in agricultural and pharmaceutical field. The widely used Bosch-Meiser process has high energy consumption and CO2 emission. Therefore, it is imperative to explore energy-saving and economical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 25, 2022
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Stimulating blood vessel formation with magnetic fields
Magnetic fields can be used to stimulate blood vessel growth, according to a study published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. The findings, by researchers at the Tecnico Lisboa and NOVA School ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2021
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Scientists create flexible biocompatible cilia that can be controlled by a magnet
Researchers at the University of Campinas's Chemistry Institute (IQ-UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have developed a template-free technique to fabricate cilia of different sizes that mimic biological functions ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 9, 2021
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Here's how nanoparticles could help us get closer to a treatment for COVID-19
There is no vaccine or specific treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 5, 2020
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Radio frequency energy heats up interest in low-temperature nanocatalysts
Worldwide, the chemical industry uses catalysts—substances that facilitate chemical reactions—in about 90% of all chemical manufacturing processes as a means of optimizing energy use and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Materials Science
Feb 4, 2019
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