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Researchers develop economical tool to facilitate identification of disease-causing pathogens

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SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim helped a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin to develop a less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion—one of the critical steps in many nucleic acid sensing applications, such as those ...

Feb 13, 2024

Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots inhibits tumour growth in mice with no off-target toxicity The post Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment appeared first on Physics World.

Feb 13, 2024

An economical nanomaterial tool to facilitate identification of disease-causing pathogens

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A nanomaterial-based, cost-effective method for nucleic acid detection, crucial in identifying pathogens like COVID-19, has been developed to reduce testing costs.

Feb 13, 2024

Antibacterial agent carried by nanoparticles used to treat COPD in mice

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A team of nanochemists at Soochow University, in China, working with a colleague from Columbia University, in the U.S., has developed an inhalable antibacterial therapy carried by nanoparticles for treating patients with COPD. Their paper is publi...

Feb 13, 2024

Researchers discover how functional nucleic acid nanoparticles can effectively deceive the immune system

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Scientists detail technique to camouflage immunostimulatory nucleic acid nanofibers via dna aptamer functionalization, thereby dramatically expanding possibilities for employing structures as vaccine adjuvants or immunotherapy vectors.

Feb 13, 2024

New nanosensors make diagnostic procedures more sensitive

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Through the advanced use of luminescent single walled carbon nanotubes in bioanalytics, test procedures can be carried out more sensitively, quickly and cheaply with these new nanosensors.

Feb 13, 2024

Nanoscale Metasurface Uses Light to Generate Electrical Currents, Offers Breakthrough in Ultrafast Computing and Microelectronics

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A team of scientists developed nanometer-scale light-based systems which can deliver breakthroughs in various technological applications. Learn more about it in this article.

Feb 13, 2024

SWIR Imaging System Captures Photoluminescence Lifetime in One Shot

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An imaging system developed by researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) captures the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the micro- to millisecond range. The high-precision shortwave i...

Feb 13, 2024

Building a DNA Nanoparticle to be Both carrier and medicine

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Scientists have been making nanoparticles out of DNA strands for two decades, manipulating the bonds that maintain DNA’s double-helical shape to sculpt self-assembling structures that could someday have jaw-dropping medical applications.

Feb 13, 2024

Machine learning enables more directed synthesis of specialized nanoparticles

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Machine learning methods and data science can uncover hidden patterns in nanoparticle synthesis conditions and property outcomes.

Feb 13, 2024

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