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Library of Tunable, Chemically Changeable Nanoreactors

Chemically adjustable nanoreactors were developed with albumin shells and polymeric cores to achieve adjustable redox responsivity in a new design strategy to manipulate the performance of bioresponsive materials.

24 Aug 2022

Powering Implanted Medical Devices with Osmotic Energy

Researchers fabricated an osmotic nanopower generator based on biocompatible and ion-channel-mimetic negatively charged bacterial cellulose (NBC)/MXene hybrid membrane.

18 Aug 2022

Carbon Dots Enhance Bioavailability of Nitrogen in Soybean Crops

Researchers discussed the utility of carbon dots to increase nitrogen bioavailability to support soybean growth and nutritional quality under drought stress.

16 Aug 2022

Introducing Graphdiyne into Label-Free, Sensitive Bioaffinity Assays

Graphdiyne was non-covalently grafted on a field-effect transistor (FET) device for biomarker anchoring and subsequent detection in bioaffinity assay applications.

15 Aug 2022

All-Fabric Pressure Sensor Designed for Wearable Health Monitoring

Wearable pressure sensors can help monitor human health and realize human-machine interaction. Continuous efforts are being made to achieve pressure sensors with versatility in device structures and high sensitivity under the mechanical stimulus.

12 Aug 2022

Breakthrough Silicon Carbide Technology Brings Flexible, Implanted Devices Closer to Clinical Applications

Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology developed by a research team from Griffith University and UNSW Sydney.

11 Aug 2022

Nanoparticle-Based Antimicrobial Fabrics Tested Against SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, antimicrobial cotton fabrics based on silver (Ag), zinc oxide (ZnO), and Ag/ZnO nanoparticles were developed and tested against SARS-CoV-2.

9 Aug 2022

Stem Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles in Tumor Therapy

Cell membrane-coated nanoparticles helped fabricate various targeted delivery strategies, as discussed in a new review.

8 Aug 2022

Novel SERS Platform to Detect DNA Sequences

Rhodamine 6G (R6G) is one of the most frequently used dyes for application in dye lasers and as a fluorescence tracer. R6G also serves as a model dye to probe the nature of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) ef...

8 Aug 2022

Sensitive Detection of miRNA for Early Diabetic Nephropathy Diagnosis

An electrochemical biosensor was developed for ultrasensitive detection of miRNA-377. The biosensor was based on the guanine (G)-quadruplex nano-amplification strategy and MXene-gold (Au) nanocomposites.

5 Aug 2022