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Silver attacks bacteria, gets 'consumed'

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

As antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more prevalent, silver has seen steep growth in its use in things like antibacterial coatings. Still, a better understanding can provide clues on how to best apply it. In Chemical Physics Reviews, researcher...

May 25, 2021

Meaty markets for biobased nanofibres

Innovation in Textiles   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Scaffold supports muscle-tissue formation and has a unique 3D structure. ...

May 25, 2021

Flu Fighter: Nanoparticle-Based Influenza Vaccine Effective in Preclinical Trials

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

An experimental flu vaccine consisting of billions of tiny spherical sacs that carry infection-fighting proteins throughout the body has proven effective in preclinical studies.

May 24, 2021

With a kitchen freezer and plant cellulose, an aerogel for therapeutic use is developed

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new low-cost and sustainable technique would boost the possibilities for hospitals and clinics to deliver therapeutics with aerogels, a foam-like material now found in such high-tech applications as insulation for spacesuits and breathable plast...

May 24, 2021

With a kitchen freezer and plant cellulose, an aerogel for therapeutic use is developed

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new low-cost and sustainable technique would boost the possibilities for hospitals and clinics to deliver therapeutics with aerogels, a foam-like material now found in such high-tech applications as insulation for spacesuits and breathable plast...

May 24, 2021

Researchers first synthesize conjoined bismacrocycle with all phenylene units

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The research team led by Prof. Du Pingwu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) first successfully synthesized an all-phenylene bismacrocycle (bis- means two) with Siamese-twin struct...

May 24, 2021

The birth of a subnanometer-sized soccer ball

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Ever since the existence of molecules was proven and molecular reactions were predicted, humans have wanted to visually observe how such events proceed. Such observations of single-molecule reactions are highly important for the fundamental unders...

May 24, 2021

New Method Enables Scanning Electron Microscopes to See Graphene Growing in Real Time

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new method that enables common laboratory scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing over a microchip surface in real time.

May 24, 2021

Chemical Reactions on Nanoparticle Surface are More Complex than Thought

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A majority of commercially available chemicals are created with the help of catalysts. Generally, such catalysts contain very small metal nanoparticles that are positioned on an oxidic support.

May 24, 2021

Oncotarget: Retaining nanomolar potency in lung cancer with therapy-refractory mutations

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The gene correlates of LP-184 sensitivity allow additional personalization of therapeutic options for future treatment of NSCLC.

May 24, 2021

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