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Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

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Researchers recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

High-speed surveillance in solar cells catches recombination red-handed

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Using synchronized lasers pulses, researchers developed a new method of electrostatic force microscopy that can record movies with frames as fast as 300 nanoseconds. This is fast enough to watch electrons move inside solar cells, which can lead to...

Feb 14, 2019

Tracking pollen with quantum dots

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Most plant species on earth are reliant on insects for pollination, including more than 30% of the food crops we eat. With insects facing rapid global decline, it is crucial that scientists understand which insects are important pollinators of dif...

Feb 14, 2019

What happens to magnetic nanoparticles once in cells?

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Although magnetic nanoparticles are being used more and more in cell imaging and tissue bioengineering, what happens to them within stem cells in the long term remained undocumented. Researchers have shown substantial degradation of these nanopart...

Feb 14, 2019

Skin wound regeneration with bioactive glass-gold nanoparticles ointment

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Healing is a complex process in adult skin impairments, requiring collaborative biochemical processes for onsite repair. Diverse cell types (macrophages, leukocytes, mast cells) contribute to the associated phases of proliferation, migration, matr...

Feb 14, 2019

Conducting highways boost performance of stretchable semiconductor – Physics World

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Metallic carbon nanotubes speed-up electron traffic The post Conducting highways boost performance of stretchable semiconductor appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 14, 2019

Tracking pollen with quantum dots

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A pollination biologist is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains. This is breaking new ground in a field of research that has been hampered by the lack of a universal method to track.

Feb 14, 2019

Researchers Investigate Life of Magnetic Nanoparticles Within Cells

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Magnetic nanoparticles are being extensively used in tissue bioengineering and cell imaging, yet, what happens to them inside stem cells, in the long run, is still not documented. Scientists from...

Feb 14, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at ETH Zurich recently demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists demonstrated that platinum nanoparticles can be used to kill liver cancer cells with greater selectivity than existing cancer drugs.

Feb 14, 2019

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