In addition to an antigen, many vaccines also contain substances, called adjuvants, which stimulate the immune system. By using computer-aided molecular design and machine learning, a Chinese research team has now developed ...
Biochemistry
Mar 27, 2023
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In order to deliver cancer therapeutics to tumor cells, the cells' membranes must be overcome. A team of researchers have discovered a simple way to achieve this using lipid nanoparticles containing the reagent EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 16, 2023
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Light-driven chemical reactions have usually been conducted with large amounts of solvents that are often toxic. By combining them with mechanical energy in ball mills, Professor Lars Borchardt's team at the Chair of Inorganic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 14, 2023
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Materials science is constantly evolving research area as researchers strive to discover and synthesize novel functional materials with desirable properties suited to a variety of applications. One example on this front is ...
Biochemistry
Mar 13, 2023
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Molecular clusters are aggregates of molecules that are held together non-covalently, by relatively weak forces. When these clusters are excited, normally one would expect the cluster to simply break apart. However, a fascinating ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 2, 2023
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Water contaminated with bacteria is a large threat to global health. A Chinese research team has described a simple new method of disinfection in the journal Angewandte Chemie that is based on tiny biocompatible assemblies ...
Biochemistry
Feb 28, 2023
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Researchers at Paderborn University have succeeded in producing very special catalysts, known as "Lewis superacids," which can be used to break strong chemical bonds and speed up reactions. The production of these substances ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 27, 2023
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Huge amounts of technical or Kraft lignin are formed during pulp production. This lignin is difficult to process and so is usually just incinerated for heat production. A team of researchers, reporting in the journal Angewandte ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 23, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Helsinki offer new insights into the control over reaction selectivity with visible light in plasmonic catalysis.
Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2023
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are reputed for their involvement in carcinogenesis. Results from a study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie have now shown that the level of one such ROS, hydrogen peroxide, is significantly ...
Biochemistry
Feb 7, 2023
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