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Bio & Medicine May 2, 2024

Nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

A research team at the University of Pittsburgh led by Alexander Star, a chemistry professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has developed a fentanyl sensor that is six orders of magnitude more sensitive ...

Nanomaterials Apr 30, 2024

Researchers reveal water-assisted oxidative redispersion of metal nanoparticles

Oxidative redispersion at elevated temperatures has long been utilized in heterogeneous catalysis for the regeneration of sintered metal catalysts and the synthesis of metal single atom and cluster catalysts. These redispersion ...

Nanophysics Apr 23, 2024

Breaking boundaries in tiny labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Acoustofluidics elegantly merges acoustics with fluid mechanics, enabling precise manipulation of fluids and particles on both micro and nanoscales. This interdisciplinary field plays a crucial role in biomedicine, tissue ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 22, 2024

Rice bran nanoparticles show promise as affordable and targeted anticancer agent

Several types of conventional cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, destroy healthy cells along with cancer cells. In advanced stages of cancer, tissue loss from treatments can be substantial and even fatal. ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 16, 2024

Nanoparticle delivery of FZD4 to lung endothelial cells inhibits lung cancer progression and metastases

A recent study from the lab of Tanya Kalin, MD, Ph.D., professor of Child Health and Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix, has shown potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 5, 2024

New micromaterial releases nanoparticles that selectively destroy cancer cells

Researchers have developed micromaterials made up only of proteins, capable of delivering over an extended period of time nanoparticles that attack specific cancer cells and destroy them. The micromaterials mimic natural ...

Nanophysics Apr 3, 2024

Novel high entropy alloy nanoparticle catalysts for growing high-density carbon nanotubes

High entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted significant attention in various fields due to their unique properties such as high strength and hardness, and high thermal and chemical stabilities.

Bio & Medicine Mar 27, 2024

Liquid crystal nanoparticles could supercharge antibiotics for cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is the most common, life-limiting genetic condition in Australia. It affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system, producing excess mucus, infections, and blockages.

Nanomaterials Mar 26, 2024

Construction of dual heterogeneous interface between zigzag-like Mo-MXene nanofibers and small CoNi@NC nanoparticles

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides (MXene) possess attractive conductivity and abundant surface functional groups, providing immense potential in the field of electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption. However, high conductivity ...

Nanomaterials Mar 25, 2024

Elusive 3D printed nanoparticles could lead to new shapeshifting materials

In nanomaterials, shape is destiny. That is, the geometry of the particle in the material defines the physical characteristics of the resulting material.

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