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Powerful Tool for Crystallizing Unstable Proteins Suggested

An article published in Scientific Reports presented a cell-free technique for the direct crystallization of proteins without the need for a living cell.

7 Oct 2022

Antibacterial Properties Added to 3D-Printed Polymer-Infiltrated Ceramic Surfaces

To improve the biomedical applications of PICN, researchers aimed to functionalize 3D-printed PICN with antimicrobial properties by coating this 3D-printed hybrid material with silver nanoparticles.

30 Sep 2022

Graphdiyne Oxide Effective Against AML Caused by DNMT3A Mutation

An article demonstrated the therapeutic efficiency of graphdiyne oxide in exhibiting anti-leukemia activity against DNMT3A-mutant AML cells.

30 Sep 2022

Farm-Waste-Derived Nanoring Coating to Enhance Urea Use in Rice Crops

A recent study published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering addresses this issue by creating a sustainable fertilizer with a jute grafted silica nanoring for regulating urea release and increasing the yield of rice plants.

29 Sep 2022

Halloysite Nanotubes Grown in ‘Tree Rings’ via Easy Method

A new study presents an efficient strategy to fabricate an ordered architecture of HNTs. The clay nanotubes were aligned on a glass substrate via a magnetic rotor-assisted drying of their aqueous dispersion

28 Sep 2022

Role of Temperature on Charge Transport At Graphene–Ferritin Biomolecular Junctions

Although most studies ignore the interactions between a biomolecule and electrodes, a new study available in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces focused on evaluating the net CT across the graphene-ferritin biomolecular tunnel junction.

27 Sep 2022

Green Synthesis of Antifungal TiO2 Nanoparticles from Papaya Shell

A new study describes the biosynthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles using papaya shell extract, whose antioxidant activity was tested.

27 Sep 2022

Single Dose Nanovaccine Developed to Help Tackle Shigella

An article published in Molecular Pharmaceutics presented an extension of a previous work that demonstrated the stabilization of “invasion plasmid antigen C” (IpaC) protein by using Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 (Sd1)-based recombinant to induce immune responses in BALB/c mice.

23 Sep 2022

Using Fullerenes to Understand Natural Enzyme Evolution

Researchers demonstrate how functionalized fullerene nanostructures could mimic the activities of natural enzymes in biological systems.

22 Sep 2022

Eco-Friendly Herbicide Delivery Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles

A recent study published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces focuses on creating biodegradable and light-responsive polymeric nanoparticles under moderate conditions through polyesterification.

21 Sep 2022