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A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be put to use in personal protective equipment, as well as in ventilation and a...

Aug 7, 2020

Epirubicin-loaded nanomedicines beat immune checkpoint blockade resistance in glioblastoma

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers successfully developed a nanomedicine-based strategy for chemo-immunotherapy of glioblastoma, which has the worst prognosis among brain tumors.

Aug 7, 2020

A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery could be put to use in personal protective equipment, as well as in ventilation and air conditioning system...

Aug 7, 2020

Epirubicin-loaded nanomedicines beat immune checkpoint blockade resistance in glioblastoma

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A nanomedicine-based strategy for chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) of glioblastoma (GBM), which has the worst prognosis among brain tumors, was successfully developed. In vivo experiments demonstrated that the combined use of epirubicin-encapsulating nan...

Aug 7, 2020

A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers are working on a membrane made of titanium oxide nanowires, similar in appearance to filter paper but with antibacterial and antiviral properties. Their material works by using the photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide: when ex...

Aug 7, 2020

AFM and Nonlinear Optics Combine to Improve Optical Defect Detection

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A technique for detecting nanosize imperfections in optical materials could lead to improvements in detector technologies for applications ranging from cellphones to solar cells. The technique developed by a McGill University research team uses at...

Aug 7, 2020

New Nanoparticle Technology Reveals Common Marker of Heart Disease

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new technique developed by scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) integrates high-precision protein measurement with sticky nanoparticles to capture and study a...

Aug 7, 2020

Nanoparticle system captures heart-disease biomarker from blood for in-depth analysis

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker of heart disease to reveal details that were previously inacce...

Aug 7, 2020

Nanotronics forms new subsidiary, Nanotronics Health, LLC, to accelerate innovation in the medical device industry

News Medical   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanotronics today announced the formation of Nanotronics Health, LLC, a healthcare technology company whose mission is to create urgently needed medical devices that are accessible, affordable, easy to use, and intelligently designed.

Aug 7, 2020

Layer of nanoparticles could improve LED performance and lifetime

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Adding a layer of nanoparticles to LED designs could help them produce more light for the same energy, and also increase their lifetime.

Aug 7, 2020

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