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Potential Biosensor and Cancer Applications of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A study recently published in the journal Nanomanufacturing examines the cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles for use in different applications such as fuel cells, cancer treatment, auto-exhaust catalysts, and bio...

Dec 6, 2021

Collagen Nanoparticle Preparation for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications

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A novel development in nanotechnology has led to collagen being used within nanoparticles, significant for drug delivery and tissue engineering. A review published in the journal Applied Sciences has outlined how this critical and versatile polyme...

Dec 6, 2021

Sustainable Synthesis of Polymer and Carbon Nanomaterials from Vegetable Oil

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The latest paper published in the journal Macromol presents research into the production and characteristics of polymer nanomaterials from vegetable oils reinforced with carbon nanostructures.

Dec 6, 2021

Metallic Nanoparticles Demonstrate Potent Antifungal Activity

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A novel finding from the Journal of Fungi has found that metal nanoparticles can be used as fungal inhibitors.

Dec 6, 2021

Ionic Liquid-Synthesized Nanomaterials with Unique Characteristics

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Knowledge of the application prospects of ionic liquids for electrochemical nanostructure synthesis is currently limited due to the underestimation of ionic liquids (ILs) capabilities An article from the journal Nanomaterials analyses the aspects...

Dec 6, 2021

Gas bubbles in rock pores were a nursery for life on early Earth

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Where and how did life begin on Early Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago from non-living chemicals? A key necessity for the first cells on Earth is the ability to make compartments and evolve to facilitate the first chemical reactions. Membrane...

Dec 6, 2021

Atomically thin lasers shine for the first time at room temperature – Physics World

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Coherent light generation from ultrathin semiconductor crystals paves the way for creating novel nanolasers and valleytronic devices

Dec 6, 2021

Researcher pushes limit of when water will freeze

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Though it is one of the great mysteries of science, the transformation of water into ice often escapes people's minds as it is just assumed that's what happens. But how and why it happens is the subject of intense scrutiny by ice scienti...

Dec 6, 2021

Liquid crystals for fast switching devices

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An international team has investigated a newly synthesized liquid-crystalline material that promises applications in optoelectronics. Simple rod-shaped molecules with a single center of chirality self-assemble into helical structures at room tempe...

Dec 6, 2021

Studying cosmic expansion using methods from many-body physics

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It is almost always assumed in cosmological calculations that there is a even distribution of matter in the universe. This is because the calculations would be much too complicated if the position of every single star were to be included. In reali...

Dec 6, 2021

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