Researchers Using Nanoscale Particles to Battle Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget surgery. One team of Kansas State University researchers is exploring nanoparticle-induced hyperthermia in the battle against cancer.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2010
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Iron oxide frameworks with hierarchical pore structure from pyrolysis of Prussian blue nanocrystals
Adsorption, catalysis, or substrates for tissue growth: porous materials have many potential applications. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of Chinese and Australian researchers has now introduced a method for the ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 25, 2014
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A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs
Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown-away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths aren't all widely available ...
Materials Science
Feb 29, 2024
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Special sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin
A complex sugar may someday become one of the most effective weapons to stop the spread of cholera, a disease that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the devastating earthquake last year.
Biochemistry
Jan 18, 2011
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Peptide coatings boost iron oxide-based particles for diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging
Cancer will become easier to detect and diagnose early using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) thanks to A*STAR researchers who have engineered biocompatible iron oxide nanoparticle contrast agents¹.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 16, 2018
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Constructing PtFe alloy catalysts through hybrid mesoporous Fe-N-C nanostructure
Pt-based intermetallic alloys with high activity and stability are promising for accelerating the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and large-scale application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 15, 2023
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Nano material of a new class
Classical materials such as ceramics, metals and polymers have their typical mechanical properties. They are hard, soft, strong, flexible or stiff. Hamburg research scientists have now synthesized a material that unites several ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 22, 2016
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Tiny magnetic DNA particles protect olive oil from counterfeiters
Who guarantees that expensive olive oil isn't counterfeit or adulterated? An invisible label, developed by ETH Zurich researchers, could perform this task. The tag consists of tiny magnetic DNA particles encapsulated in a ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 24, 2014
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Nanoparticles that stick wounds together
In spite of medical advances, wound-related complications arising after operations can still be life-threatening. In order to avoid these complications in the future, a new nanoparticle-based tissue glue has been developed ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 9, 2017
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A 'smart dress' for oil-degrading bacteria
Bionanotechnology research targets functional structures synergistically combining macromolecules, cells, or multicellular assemblies with a wide range of nanomaterials. Providing micrometer-sized cells with tiny nanodevices ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 25, 2016
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