Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) is currently one of the most commonly used semiconductor metal oxide nanomaterials due to its unique catalytic and electro-optical characteristics. The inherent and distinctive physicochemical ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 3, 2019
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About a quarter of children in the United States are born two to three weeks before their due date, which qualifies them as "early term." Pregnancies typically last 40 weeks, so you might think that being born two to three ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2019
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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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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies operations management says higher financial incentives can boost a host of metrics for crowdsourced delivery workers who act as the final link in the supply ...
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2019
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A microscopic polymer in the form of a common kitchen implement could give industry exquisite control over coatings.
Polymers
Nov 14, 2019
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What if you could cure cancer by re-engineering patients' cells to better target and destroy their own tumors? With the advent of powerful new cellular engineering technologies, this is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 13, 2019
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The lack of a clinically viable method to track and direct cancer drugs to tumors is a big problem for targeted therapeutics.
General Physics
Nov 12, 2019
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For almost any conceivable protein, corresponding antibodies can be developed to block it from binding or changing shape, which ultimately prevents it from carrying out its normal function. As such, scientists have looked ...
Biotechnology
Nov 5, 2019
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Selecting the most effective molecules for drug delivery is often a trial-and-error process, but Cornell engineers are providing some precision thanks to a technique that reveals the performance of those molecules inside ...
Biochemistry
Nov 2, 2019
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Syringe-injectable biomaterials, medical devices and engineered tissues have attracted great attention as minimally-invasive implants for diagnosis, therapy and regenerative medicine.
Nanomaterials
Oct 30, 2019
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