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Ultra-thin metal-organic layers prevent ice crystal formation in novel cryoprotectants

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Small amounts of nanometer-thin metal-organic layers efficiently protect red blood cells during freezing and thawing, as a team of researchers writing in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition has discovered. The nanolayers, made from...

Apr 27, 2023

Iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications: Study clarifies effect of microstructure on magnetic properties

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Iron oxide nanoparticles are often used in medical technology as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging or as transport agents for drugs in the bloodstream, for example in tumor therapy. For these applications, the nanoparticles have to be...

Apr 27, 2023

Better cryoprotection for red blood cells

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Small amounts of nanometer-thin metal-organic layers efficiently protect red blood cells during freezing and thawing.

Apr 27, 2023

New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light

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High-frequency light is useful. The higher the frequency of light, the shorter its wavelength—and the shorter the wavelength, the smaller the objects and details the light can be used to see.

Apr 27, 2023

Developing Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Medical Applications

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In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we spoke to Dr. Chad Merkin, Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology, about his work developing next-generation nanomaterials for medical applications.

Apr 27, 2023

New approach to ovarian cancer treatment uses RNA-based nanodrugs

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In a study conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU), the protein CKAP5 (cytoskeleton-associated protein) was used for the first time as a therapeutic target for RNA-based nanodrugs.

Apr 27, 2023

How to improve iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using analytical high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scientists investigated how the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles can further be improved via microstructure design.

Apr 27, 2023

Nanotech Breakthrough: Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Film To Unleash Smaller, More Efficient Electronic Devices

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Nagoya University researchers have synthesized the thinnest-ever BaTiO3 nanosheets at 1.8 nm, overcoming the “size effect” issue and retaining ferroelectric properties. This breakthrough enables the miniaturization of devices and could lead to new...

Apr 27, 2023

Integrated Graphene Doubles Footprint to Meet Global Demand and to Scale Up Production

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Integrated Graphene, which is pioneering the use of 3D graphene known as GiiTM to transform the human diagnostics and sustainable IoT sectors, is doubling its footprint to meet increased global demand for its Gii-based products and to scale up bot...

Apr 27, 2023

Nifty nanoparticles help 'peel back the curtain' into the world of super small things

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Physicists are using nanoparticles to develop new sources of light that will allow us to 'peel back the curtain' into the world of extremely small objects -- thousands of times smaller than a human hair -- with major gains for medical an...

Apr 26, 2023

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