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How smart, ultrathin nanosheets go fishing for proteins

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Faster and simpler production of high-resolution, three-dimensional electron microscopy images of biomolecules .

Jul 20, 2020

A novel method for heavy metal sensing with graphene oxide

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The proposed heavy metal sensor is based on graphene oxide functionalized micro-tapered long-period fiber grating where light-matter interaction is enhanced.

Jul 20, 2020

Single, twisted nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.

Jul 20, 2020

Single nanoparticles could pave the way for medicines on demand

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.

Jul 20, 2020

Luminescent substance with nanoparticles allows more accurate and safe viewing of different parts of the body

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

This substance, still in the laboratory phase, offers a number of advantages over those currently used: it reduces the adverse effects on the body, uses lower doses than usual, allows the compound to be targeted only at the affected area that need...

Jul 20, 2020

New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of chemotherapy.

Jul 20, 2020

New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells. The discovery will help clinicians target breast cancer cells directly, while avoiding the adverse, toxic side effects of...

Jul 20, 2020

Better wastewater treatment? It's a wrap

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the free-floating genes in wastewater treatment plants.

Jul 20, 2020

A mechanical way to stimulate neurons

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Magnetic nanodiscs can be activated by an external magnetic field, providing a research tool for studying neural responses.

Jul 20, 2020

A nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 produces signs of immunity in mice and macaques

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shown hints of protection and immunity in a preclinical study, safely eliciting the production of antibodies and antiviral T cell responses in mice and pigtail macaques.

Jul 20, 2020

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