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Fast transport in carbon nanotube membranes could advance human health

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have discovered that carbon nanotube membrane pores could enable ultra-rapid dialysis processes that would greatly reduce treatment time for hemodialysis patients.

Jan 8, 2021

Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and go on to cause cell damage. Antioxidants can minimize this damage by interacting with the radicals before they affect c...

Jan 8, 2021

New strategies for designing electroluminescent materials

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

A collaborative team of materials scientists and theoretical chemists provide hybrid perovskite nanoparticles that are high-efficiency light emitters

Jan 8, 2021

Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers demonstrate a technology for removing antibiotic-resistant bacteria by controlling the surface texture of nanomaterials.

Jan 8, 2021

Nanomaterial-based biosensing platform detects COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In addition to testing, the platform will help to quantify patient immunological response to the new vaccines with precision.

Jan 8, 2021

Fast transport in carbon nanotube membranes could advance human health

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have discovered that carbon nanotube membrane pores could enable ultra-rapid dialysis processes that would greatly reduce treatment time for hemodialysis patients.

Jan 8, 2021

Nanosheet-based electronics could be one drop away

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a single layer. If the process, described i...

Jan 8, 2021

Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and go on to cause cell damage. Antioxidants can minimize this damage by interacting with the radicals before they affect c...

Jan 8, 2021

Carbon Nanotubes-Based Self-Perceptive Soft Actuator for Underwater Sensing

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In fishes, the swim bladder acts as a resonator to sense the ambient environment, while also enabling the fish to realize a manageable vertical motion via the deflation and reversible inflation of the bladder in water.

Jan 8, 2021

Nanodroplets and Ultrasound Drill can Help Eliminate Tough Blood Clots

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound "drill" to break up the clots from the inside out. The technique has not yet gone thro...

Jan 8, 2021

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