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Using colloidal nanodiscs for 3D bioprinting tissues and tissue models

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New nanotechnology leverages colloidal interactions of nanoparticles to print complex geometries that can mimic tissue and organ structure.

Jun 29, 2022

Graphene Tattoos Measure Blood Pressure Continually

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Blood pressure measurement hasn’t changed much since the invention of the inflatable cuff-based sphygmomanometer in 1881. People can use the device to give readings a few times a day, but that’s not enough to give a holistic view of cardiovascular...

Jun 29, 2022

Position measurement of a levitated nanoparticle via interference with its mirror image

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Resear...

Jun 29, 2022

The emergence of form: New study expands horizons for DNA nanotechnology

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers explore a basic building block used in the fabrication of many DNA nanoforms. Known as a Holliday junction, this nexus of two segments of double stranded DNA has been used to form elaborate, self-assembling crystal lattices at the nano...

Jun 29, 2022

Using colloidal nanodiscs for 3D bioprinting tissues and tissue models

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Extrusion-based 3D printing of bio solids, or "bioprinting," is a promising approach to generating patient-specific, tissue-engineered grafts. However, a major challenge in bioprinting is that most currently used materials lack the versa...

Jun 29, 2022

"Ultrathin Films Used for Smartphone Touch Screens Can Capture, Measure World’s Superfast Events"

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanophotonics experts proved that ultrathin films can capture and measure very fast occurrences. Read to know more about this new development in nanotech.

Jun 29, 2022

Tracking a levitated nanoparticle with a mirror

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Sensing with levitated nanoparticles has so far been limited by the precision of position measurements. Now, researchers have demonstrated a new method for optical interferometry in which light scattered by a particle is reflected by a mirror. Thi...

Jun 29, 2022

Detecting fluorescence signals from nanoscale thin films: New possibilities in product labeling

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from INNOVENT e.V. and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH have developed a measurement technique to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. Fluorescent thin films are used in...

Jun 29, 2022

Ultra-Small Nanodots Could Boost Na+ Storage Performance

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Antimony-based substances have good prospects as anode materials in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of their great hypothetical capacity. Unfortunately, the high volumetric growth and limited ion conduction in the electrolytic procedure preven...

Jun 29, 2022

Researcher Publishes Review Article on Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Nanosheets Accumulated on the Water Surface

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Rie Makiura, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, published an overview study on the straightforward synthesis of nanosheet materials provided with high-precision nanoscale holes.

Jun 29, 2022

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