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Smart nanotherapy enhances immune attack on melanoma

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Researchers have developed an innovative nano-immune agonist that significantly improves immunotherapy outcomes for melanoma—a highly aggressive and hard-to-treat form of skin cancer.

Apr 22, 2025

Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles wipe out biofilm infections in lab tests

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Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy bacterial biofilms. This offers a promising solution that could address the global crisis of ch...

Apr 22, 2025

First-ever real-time visualization of nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology

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Ultrasound imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine. Behind its noninvasive magic lies a class of materials known as piezoelectric single crystals, which can convert electrical signals into mechanical vibrations a...

Apr 22, 2025

Dual-mode MRI nanoprobe mimics biological processes to pinpoint early fibrosis in fatty liver disease

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A research team has developed an innovative biomimetic dual-mode magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) nanoprobe for detecting early-stage liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Apr 22, 2025

Q&A: Microscopic 'traffic jams' solution inspires new insights into particle movement and drug delivery

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From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking toward the microscale to solve some of the world'...

Apr 22, 2025

Carbon nanotube-based strain sensor can detects deformations in multiple directions

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Over the past decades, electronics engineers developed increasingly small, flexible and sophisticated sensors that can pick up a wide range of signals, ranging from human motions to heartrate and other biological signals. These sensors have in tur...

Apr 22, 2025

New ultrasound drug delivery system found to be highly effective against bacterial biofilms

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Scientists have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy bacterial biofilms. This offers a promising solution that could address the global crisis of chronic antibiotic-resistant in...

Apr 22, 2025

Light fields with extraordinary structure: plasmonic skyrmion bags

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A research group has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties.

Apr 22, 2025

First-ever real-time visualization of nanoscale domain response may boost ultrasound imaging technology

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Researchers successfully visualized how tiny structures inside one of these crystals respond to electric fields in real time - shedding light on the dynamics of nanostructure in materials used in ultrasound probes.

Apr 22, 2025

Hybrid surface combines hydrophobic nanowires and hydrophilic channels to prevent condensation flooding

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Condensation is critical for applications like power generation, water harvesting, and cooling systems. However, traditional surfaces suffer from a drop in performance under high subcooling, when the surface temperature is much lower than the surr...

Apr 21, 2025

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