A new #standard about the methodology for measuring the thickness of #graphene_oxide (GO) flakes using SEM and AFM is under development. It is applicable to the characterization of graphene oxide in powder and liquid dispersion forms.
According to the #NNI supplement to the president's 2022 budget, foundational research continues to be the largest area of #investment, accounting for 47% of the proposed NNI total for 2022. NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD are the largest contributors to this PCA, Respectively.
Different types of #gold nanoparticles, including #colloidal_gold, gold thioethylamino hyaluronic acid, and acetyl heptapeptide-9 colloidal gold, have been banned by the #European_Commission for use in #cosmetic products.
The new unclonable, cheap, and invisible RF #NEMS tags provide a unique digital #fingerprint and could become a powerful weapon in the global battle against #counterfeit products, even counterfeit bills.
A new class of #metamaterials based on #carbon_fibers that are both sensing mediums and #nanogenerators can generate their own power and can be used for a wide array of sensing and monitoring applications.
Binding of multidentate ligands to the surface of lead halide #perovskite #nanocrystals suppresses the formation of surface defects that result in halide segregation, yielding materials with efficient and color-stable red #emission.
The incorporation of #polyethylene_glycol (PEG) chains into proteins, polypeptides, and aptamers enhances their #hydrodynamic radius while reducing their #proteolysis.
The #nanotechnology_standard (ISO 21363:2020) provides detailed instruction on how to calibrate, capture, measure, and analyze #TEM images to obtain particle size and shape distributions in the #nanoscale.
#Ferumoxides are composed of superparamagnetic #iron_oxide covered with a layer of #dextran with a hydrodynamic diameter is about 80-150 nm, for intravenous administration as an #MRI contrast agent.
Using #carbon_dioxide to produce #SWCNT can result in the production of #carbon_nanotubes that are competitively priced with other conventional carbon structures.
The African Union recognizes #nanotechnology as a compelling imperative and identifies nanotechnology as one of six priority areas in its Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for #Africa 2024.
Newly developed #graphene_oxide based #sensor platform can rapidly detect sepsis or the antibodies against the #coronavirus, also open the door to further applications including the detection of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide at room temperature.
Using combined layers of #graphene and cubic #silicon_carbide to develop a graphene-based #photoelectrode researchers could turn carbon dioxide into fuel via #solar_energy.
PAC-MAN technology is composed of the virus-killing #enzyme Cas13 and a strand of guide RNA, which commands Cas13 to destroy specific nucleotide sequences in the #SARS_CoV_2 genome.
#Silica-coated #iron_oxide nanoparticles have a strong affinity for #RNA that can be used to extract #coronavirus RNA from a solution containing a sample from the patient.
#Nanofiber face masks and #respirators enriched with accelerated #copper_oxide not only mechanically intercept #viruses and bacteria, they actively kill them as well.
A particular antibacterial substance composed of #titanium_dioxide and #silver nanoparticles makes the surfaces #self_sterilizing from six months to two years.
#mRNA technology has been widely used in many #nanotechnology_patents focusing on the #coronavirus (SARS / MERS) treatment approaches.
