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DNA origami full of potent anticancer agents

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the downregulation of those genes responsible for drug resistance. Chinese scientists have now developed a nanoplatform that selectively delivers small hairpin...

Nov 21, 2018

Researchers create new 'smart' material with potential biomedical, environmental uses

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Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide (GO) to add some backbone to hydrogel materials made from alginate, a natural material derived from seaweed that's currently used in a variety of biomedical applications. In ...

Nov 21, 2018

Researchers Apply Radio Frequency Radiation to Modulate Enzymatic Nanoparticles

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

At ITMO University, scientists have devised a new technique to improve the activity of enzymes by applying radio frequency radiation. The novel technique involves making a unique complex containing...

Nov 21, 2018

How low can we go? Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control outbreaks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of infections annually with the ever-present risk of a serious outbreak. Passive vaccination is the only method available for partial control of the v...

Nov 21, 2018

Researchers develop sustainable 'nano-raspberry' to neutralize poisonous carbon monoxide

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Scientists from the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have developed a sustainable method to neutralize carbon monoxide, the odorless poison produced by cars and home boilers. Their results were featured on the cover of the Septembe...

Nov 21, 2018

Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control outbreaks

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Study shows that label-free digital diagnostics based on nanopore analytics and AI technology can characterize individual virions by their distinct physical features.

Nov 21, 2018

Whispers about graphene's electrical properties

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists report the experimental results of studying the response characteristics in a millimeter wave band whispering gallery mode sapphire resonator to single-layer graphene at different distances of graphene from the resonator. They found tha...

Nov 21, 2018

Scientists developed enzymes with remote control

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Scientists developed a method to enhance the activity of enzymes by using radio frequency radiation. The method requires making a special complex consisting of enzymes and magnetic nanoparticles. The particles can adsorb radio emission and convert...

Nov 21, 2018

DNA Origami full of potent anticancer agents

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the downregulation of those genes responsible for drug resistance. Chinese scientists have now developed a nanoplatform that selectively delivers small hairpin...

Nov 21, 2018

Researchers create new 'smart' material with potential biomedical, environmental uses

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

By combining seaweed-derived alginate with the nanomaterial graphene oxide, Brown University researchers have developed a new material that's durable and can respond dynamically to its environment.

Nov 21, 2018

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