News tagged with silica
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Capsules Encapsulated: Enzyme-equipped liposomes embedded in polymer capsules as a novel biomedical transport system
(PhysOrg.com) -- When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple cellular activities ...
May 19, 2009 |
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Alchemy in Tanzania? Gas Becomes Solid at Surface of Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano
(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has unearthed the secret to what might have been alchemy at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 06, 2009 |
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NASA Selects Material for Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon. After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2009 |
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First tri-continuous mesoporous Silica complex structure developed in Singapore
Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has developed the first tri-continuous mesoporous material using a unique surfactant template. This completely new porous structure previously been predicted ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 05, 2009 |
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A Good Eye for Oxygen
(PhysOrg.com) -- We cannot live without it; yet too much of it causes damage: oxygen is a critical component of many physiological and pathological processes in living cells. Oxygen deficiency in tissues is thus related to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes
(PhysOrg.com) -- The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2009 |
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