Nanotechnology in #medical_devices #market is expected to reach a market value of USD 20.52 billion by 2027 growing with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9% in the forecast period of 2020-2027.
About 9500 nanotechnology #patent_applications have been published in #USPTO up to October 2020, more than half of them belong to the United States while China, South Korea, and Japan possess the next ranks.
About half of the world's #nano_articles are annually published in #Q1_journals. Singapore, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Switzerland have a large share of published articles in Q1 journals.
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.
A #DNA-based #vaccine candidate for #COVID_19 worked by using engineered bacteriophage can be delivered through a #nasal_spray.
Production of the #virus_like_particle (VLP) is the first step in developing a #vaccine for #COVID_19, which will now undergo preclinical testing for safety and efficacy by Medicago.
Multi-drug nanoparticles containing #adenosine and #squalene, encapsulated in a type of #vitamin_E can help humans fight off the severe #cytokine_storm that occurs in severe cases of #COVID_19.
A mineral #nanocrystal based coating when is charged by any visible light and creates a potent oxidation reaction that completely breaks down any organic contaminants including #viruses and bacterias.
Iran, a country under a series of bitter US sanctions, is launching the largest #N95_mask plant in West Asia with a production capacity of 4 million per day, relying on electrospun #nanofiber technology.
Laser-induced #graphene that can conduct electrical charge to kill the trapped #microorganisms in the mask filter, is effective in blocking out 99 percent of particles over 0.3 micrometers and 80 percent of smaller particles.
#Nanomedicine research about the role of #chloroquine in #nanoparticle uptake in cells showed promise in developing an effective treatment for #COVID_19.
#Nanofiber face masks and #respirators enriched with accelerated #copper_oxide not only mechanically intercept #viruses and bacteria, they actively kill them as well.
A consortium of international partners are working to develop a functional prototype for an antigen detecting, rapid-response, #lateral_flow test for #COVID_19.
Taking into account the official plans of the largest global car manufacturers, just the #Li_ion_batteries for them would require 250 tonnes of single wall #carbon_nanotubes (SWCNTs) in 2025.
The #nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics developed by Chinese researchers can absorb and deactivate the #coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with 96.5 - 99.9 percent efficiency.
Tailored surfaces formed of a mixture of #polyethylene and #graphite_nanoplatelets can kill 99.99 percent of #bacteria which try to attach to the surface.
#Ad5_nCoV is a genetically engineered #vaccine candidate with the replication-defective #adenovirus type 5 as a vector to express the spike protein of the novel #coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
A particular antibacterial substance composed of #titanium_dioxide and #silver nanoparticles makes the surfaces #self_sterilizing from six months to two years.
