Cutting nanoparticles down to size
A new technique in chemistry could pave the way for producing uniform nanoparticles for use in drug delivery systems.
Nanomaterials
Nov 27, 2019
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News tagged with polymer membranes
Membrane can better treat wastewater, recover valuable resources
A membrane made up of block polymers has the customizable and uniform pore sizes needed for filtering or recovering particular substances from wastewater, researchers say in a review published in npj Clean Water.
Materials Science
May 4, 2018
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Building protocells from inorganic nanoparticles
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Bristol have led a new enquiry into how extremely small particles of silica (sand) can be used to design and construct artificial protocells in the laboratory. The work is described ...
Materials Science
May 10, 2013
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Researchers create flexible, nanoscale 'bed of nails' for possible drug delivery
Researchers at North Carolina State University have come up with a technique to embed needle-like carbon nanofibers in an elastic membrane, creating a flexible "bed of nails" on the nanoscale that opens the door to development ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 15, 2013
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Researchers make proton pump of respiratory chain work in artificial polymer membrane
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg, the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, and the University of Halle are one step closer towards a synthetically ...
Polymers
Jul 29, 2020
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Researchers adapt microscopic technology for bionic body parts and other medical devices
Tiny sensors and motors are everywhere, telling your smartphone screen to rotate and your camera to focus. Now, a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University has found a way to print biocompatible components for these micro-machines, ...
Engineering
Aug 7, 2013
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Molecular 'sieves' harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
New research shows that exposing polymer molecular sieve membranes to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation in the presence of oxygen produces highly permeable and selective membranes for more efficient molecular-level separation, ...
Materials Science
Jun 12, 2013
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Just add water: Simple step boosts polymer's ability to filter carbon dioxide from mixed gases
An international team of researchers has found it can significantly boost an existing polymer's ability to selectively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) out of gas mixtures by first submerging the material in liquid water.
Materials Science
Oct 1, 2019
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Multi-compartment globular structures assembled from polymer-based materials may soon serve as cell prototypes
The cell is a host of many complex reaction pathways. These pathways usually do not interfere with each other because they are contained within membrane-bound compartments, known as organelles. The lipid membrane is extremely ...
Polymers
Sep 29, 2011
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3-D printing of patterned membranes opens door to rapid advances in membrane technology
A new type of 3-D printing will make it possible for the first time to rapidly prototype and test polymer membranes that are patterned for improved performance, according to Penn State researchers.
Materials Science
Jun 2, 2016
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