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Researchers reveal new nanomechanical properties of diamonds mined from meteorite crater

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using a combination of experimental and theoretical methods, physicists proved that this kind of diamond is able to resist all-round compression more strongly than 'ideal' specimens.

Jul 12, 2019

Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Awarded £500,000 to Explore Using Graphene to Replace the Rare Metal Indium

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Queen Mary University of London and the graphene-device company Paragraf have been awarded £500,000 by Innovate UK to explore using graphene to replace the rare metal Indium. The Queen Mary...

Jul 12, 2019

Organic Porous Structures on 2D Defect Networks

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NUS scientists have developed a method for self-assembly of hexagonal organic porous structures on molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) film to create ordered nanostructures. The properties of...

Jul 12, 2019

Novel nanoparticles deliver CRISPR gene editing tools into the cell with much higher efficiency

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have developed a significantly improved delivery mechanism for the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing method in the liver. The delivery uses biodegradable synthetic lipid nanoparticles that carry the molecular editing tools into the cell to prec...

Jul 12, 2019

Rice device channels heat into light

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Rice University engineers use their carbon nanotube films to create a device to recycle waste heat. The device could enhance solar cell output and increase the efficiency of industrial waste-heat recovery.

Jul 12, 2019

Elegant antibody nanoparticles override immunological tolerance of tumors

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Scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a tumor enzymatic microenvironment-activatable antibody nanoparticle for robust cancer immunotherapy.

Jul 12, 2019

Tightening the tumor-targeting abilities of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

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Seeking to improve upon existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies, scientists have developed a common checkpoint inhibitor (anti-PD-L1) in a nanoparticle formulation, which were activated specifically at tumor sites in mouse models of cancer.

Jul 12, 2019

Nanotechnology-based compound used to deliver hepatitis B vaccine

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Nanotechnology-based compounds are now being tested as a possible delivery vehicle for vaccines. A team of researchers demonstrated how the oral delivery vehicle SBA-15, one such nanotechnology-based compound can deliver an oral vaccine against he...

Jul 11, 2019

Injected after accidents, nanoparticles could prevent paralysis

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

When a spinal cord injury occurs, sometimes it's the body's own immune system that causes the subsequent paralysis. In the not-too-distant future, however, it's possible that an injection of nanoparticles at the injury site m...

Jul 11, 2019

Nanotechnology delivers hepatitis B vaccine

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X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that it can trigger an immune response. The material can give rise to a polyvaccine against six diseases.

Jul 11, 2019

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