Although retinoic acid (RA) can induce cell death, its weak anticancer efficacy limits its clinical applications. To this end, stimulus-responsive self-assembling prodrug-based nanomedicines are promising candidates that enable controlled drug del...
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The ever-growing demands for integration of micro/nanosystems, such as microelectromechanical system (MEMS), micro/nanorobots, intelligent portable/wearable microsystems, and implantable miniaturized medical devices, have pushed forward the develo...
Jul 26, 2022
Rice University scientists have discovered that tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles do something remarkable. Zhihua Cheng (left) and Matthew Jones.
Jul 26, 2022
Physicists have devised a mind-bending error-correction technique that could dramatically boost the performance of quantum computers
Jul 26, 2022
On-chip spectrometer, silicon nanowires determine light spectrum, angle.
Jul 26, 2022
Molecular 2D materials find immense applications in materials science, owing to their wide structural variety and easy controllability. Therefore, it is essential to establish a simple and efficient method for their synthesis.
Jul 26, 2022
PD-L1 and PD-1 are immune checkpoints that control signal pathways associated with T-cell activation. Previously, scientists targeted the PD-1/PD-L1 axis with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
Jul 26, 2022
A semiconductor is a material whose conductivity lies somewhere between that of a conductor and an insulator. This property allows semiconductors to serve as the base material for modern electronics and transistors. It is no understatement that th...
Jul 26, 2022
For more than 30 years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been the gold standard in molecular diagnostic testing, detecting genetic material, such as those from a virus or from human DNA. But PCR, including reverse transcription polymerase chain...
Jul 26, 2022
Nonlinear dielectric nanostructures could control the flow of light in next-generation devices for information processing and communications The post Meta-atoms act like road signs for light waves appeared first on Physics World.
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