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Positive Results Obtained from TiO2 Nanoparticle Treated Soil

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are the most extensively utilized nanomaterial, and their increased usage raises issues about their potential influence on the soil environment. A recent...

Apr 20, 2022

New “Electric Eye” Neuromorphic Artificial Vision Device Developed Using Nanotechnology

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Using nanotechnology, scientists have created a newly designed neuromorphic electronic device that endows microrobotics with colorful vision. Researchers at Georgia State University have successfully designed a new type of artificial vision device...

Apr 20, 2022

Microbial Nanomotion Measured How Bacteria Stop Producing Sounds When Killed by Antibiotic

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Researchers introduced a new approach to measure the nanomotion of bacteria. Discover the role of graphene drums in determining microbes, whether alive or not.

Apr 20, 2022

Nanotechnology enables single-cell sorting by function

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For nearly 40 years, drugmakers have used genetically engineered cells as tiny drug factories. Such cells can be programmed to secrete compounds that yield drugs used to treat cancer and autoimmune conditions such as arthritis.

Apr 20, 2022

Nanostructures with improved stability for the development of more effective cancer nanomedicine

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For millennia, DNA has played a central role in storing each cell's genetic information and consists of strands with a specific sequence of four different building blocks. These DNA strands are copied by the cell at each cell division in an e...

Apr 20, 2022

Hydrogel Nanocomposite Designed to Tackle Wound Hemorrhage

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A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering that demonstrated the feasibility of using shape-recoverable macroporous nanocomposite...

Apr 20, 2022

An efficient electrochemical intercalation method for high-yield production of TMD nanosheets

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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), an emerging class of materials that can be used as semiconductors and insulators, have promising potential in various applications due to their unique properties. But the reliable produ...

Apr 20, 2022

Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Sodium Levels Possible with Paper Strip Sensor

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In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports, authors reported the synthesis of 3 to 9 nanometer-sized, highly stable, curcumin-functionalized copper nanoparticles (CuC) via...

Apr 20, 2022

Near-Infrared-Powered Nano-Assemblies for Breast Cancer Therapy

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Scientists from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the South China University of Technology collaborated to create...

Apr 20, 2022

"Nanoparticles can cross the placenta during pregnancy, potentially exposing fetus"

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Inhaled nanoparticles -- human-made specks so minuscule they can't be seen in conventional microscopes, found in thousands of common products -- can cross a natural, protective barrier that normally protects fetuses, according to scientists s...

Apr 20, 2022

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