(PhysOrg.com) -- Monitoring the amount of oxygen in living tissues accurately is a valuable tool in biomedical science, because it enables the elucidation of the course of metabolic processes or the detection of diseases ...
Materials Science
Mar 9, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles play a significant role in the development of future diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for tumors, for example as transporters for drugs or as contrast agents. Absorption and dispersion ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 11, 2011
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Thirty years ago, no one believed that elements other than carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen could form double bonds at room temperature. But the discovery of 'kinetic protection' ligands -- large, bulky molecules that trap heavy ...
Materials Science
Dec 10, 2010
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Like chefs in a culinary competition, catalysts must avoid distractions to quickly turn feedstock into desired products. At the University of Virginia, Professor T. Brent Gunnoe and his team are designing catalysts to do ...
Materials Science
Oct 12, 2010
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Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered new evidence that challenges the current theory about a process key to the way modern drugs are designed and how they work in the human body.
Biochemistry
Oct 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers led by University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Vincent Rotello have demonstrated that they can deliver a dormant toxin into a specific site such as a tumor for anti-cancer therapy, then chemically ...
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2010
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Argonne National Laboratory scientists have developed a new method for the controlled end-to-end assembly of rod-shaped gold nanoparticles.
Nanophysics
Sep 23, 2010
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The degree of interconnectivity of molecular frameworks in microporous materials influences their structural flexibility and gas sorption
Materials Science
Sep 20, 2010
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Swiss scientists have succeeded in clearing a toxin from blood in just a few minutes, using specially produced nanomagnets. The procedure appears promising. If the method can be put into practice, it could one day help people ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 25, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon monoxide is an insidious poison: it is colorless, odorless, and toxic at low concentrations. It is usually produced by combustion engines or incomplete combustion in gas furnaces or wood-burning fireplaces. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 6, 2010
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