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Silver and Zinc Oxide's Ability to Penetrate the Blood Brain Barrier Dictated by Its Form and Shape

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from the University of Birmingham discovered that the shape and form of nanomaterials heavily influence its penetrating ability to in vitro blood-brain barrier models which can open new treatments to brain disease.

Jul 6, 2021

Mixed up membrane desalinates water with 99.99 percent efficiency

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

That ancient mariner was onto something when he said “water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” – the vast majority of water on Earth is undrinkable. Desalination could be a vital technology to meet the world’s drinking water needs, and now ...

Jul 6, 2021

Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: Next generation material for skin-healing

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Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the bioco...

Jul 6, 2021

New nanotech will enable a 'healthy' electric current production inside the human body

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The innovative material is eco-friendly, completely biological and non-toxic, and causes no harm to the body's tissues. The material is as strong as titanium and extremely flexible. The new development will allow for the charging of pacemaker...

Jul 6, 2021

Scientists synthesize 3D graphene films with high-energy E-beam

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Recently, Prof. WANG Zhenyang's research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has prepared macroscopic thick three-dimensional (3D) porous graphene films.

Jul 6, 2021

Singlet oxygen selectively degrades oxytetracycline in fenton-like oxidation

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Recently, Prof. WANG Zhenyang's research group from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has made new progress in the large-area preparation of macroscopic thick th...

Jul 6, 2021

New Smart Cement Invented for Building More Durable Roads and Cities

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Incorporating nanomaterials into traditional cement improves water and fracture resistance.

Jul 5, 2021

Nanomaterials' physiochemical properties influence their ability to penetrate the blood brain barrier

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape - creating potential neurological impacts that could be both positiv...

Jul 5, 2021

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: NYUAD study maps nanobody structure, leading to new ways to potentially fight diseases

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanobodies have been shown to inhibit the dysfunction of key proteins involved with various diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, B-cell lymphoma, and breast cancer. Understanding the structure of a nanobody helps to be...

Jul 5, 2021

Nanomaterials shape and form influences their ability to cross the blood brain barrier

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape - creating potential neurological impacts that could be both positiv...

Jul 5, 2021

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