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Medical Applications Using Nanotechnology in Australia

The main focus of Australian skills in the biomedical sub-sector is on products like therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and vaccines.

11 Jul 2006

Nanoparticles for Non-Invasive In Vivo Imaging Techniques

The capability to spot cancerous growths in the body before the cells get multiplied and spread is crucial for efficient intervention measures.

21 Jul 2006

Nanotechnology and Rechargeable Batteries

Rechargeable batteries or accumulators are the earliest forms of storing electricity and are extensively used.

23 Mar 2004

Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) - Principles and Modes of Operation

It is essential to have the tools that enable the maker to see, control, and engineer at the atomic level, before making anything.

21 Jul 2006

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) - Applications

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) has transformed the examination of solid surfaces. It has facilitated tracking of images & conducting spectroscopy with atomic resolution.

21 Jul 2006

Scanning Tunneling Microscopes - Future Developments

In the early 1980s, Gerd Binning and Heinrich Rohrer developed the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory.

12 May 2004

Surfactant-Free Emulsions & Polymer-Stabilization of Emulsions Used in Skincare Products

Most of skincare products are intrinsically unstable as these products signify a combination of two or more substances that are immiscible in each other.

5 Jul 2005

The Impact of Nanomaterials on Human Health

Nanotechnological risks are usually linked with objects capable of independent action—a concept that is still part of the world of science fiction.

21 Jul 2006

The Public Perception of Nanotechnology Development Projects

Nanotechnology research has seen many discoveries and developments, which led to peculiar yet serious projects, and thoughts on numerous applications.

21 Jul 2006

“Smart” Bio-Nanotubes Could Improve Drug and Gene Delivery Systems

At the University of California, Santa Barbara, materials scientists along with biologists have created “smart” bio-nanotubes having open or closed ends.

11 Aug 2005