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Uncommon Approach to Nano-Enabled Wound Healing Holds Promise

Researchers prepared HSN@RL-QN15/ZA, a peptide-based hydrogel with good hemocompatibility and biocompatibility, sustained peptide release, and high porosity.

27 Jun 2022

Gold Nanoshells Enhance LDI-MS Tissue Imaging

A new study reports the development and optimization of SiO2@Au nanoshells having custom shell compositions and structures for high-sensitivity LDI-MS analysis and a variety of MSI bases applications.

24 Jun 2022

Electrosprayed Seaweed Derived Nanoparticles Loaded with Sensitive Bioagents

Researchers designed D-limonene- k-carrageenan nanoparticles (DL-kC NPs) through a one-step process. These nanoparticles released the bioactive DL in a pH-dependent manner in vitro.

24 Jun 2022

Graphene Nanosensor Detects Biomarkers Through Tears

Researchers demonstrated a new approach to enable the specific detection of biomarkers in human tear by employing an aptamer-based graphene affinity nanosensor.

23 Jun 2022

How Nanotechnology Can Make a Splash in Aquaculture

A review provides a complete assessment of the effects of Se and Se nanoparticles (Se-NPs) in aquafeeds on marine animals. The study shows that nanoparticles can boost the usage and retention of Se in aquafeeds while lowering its toxicity.

23 Jun 2022

Copper-Doped Carbon Dots Could Help Prevent Oral Infectious Disease

Researchers reported that copper-doped carbon dots could prevent the primary bacterial adhesion and eradicate the microbial biofilm formation in oral tissue via the generation of reactive oxygen species and oxygen.

22 Jun 2022

Nanotubes Aid Non-Enzymatic Sensing of Cholesterol

Scientists have recently detected cholesterol using a novel biosensor based on TiO2 nanotube structures (TNTs) on a Ti6Al4V thin plate working electrode.

22 Jun 2022

New Microelectronics Device can Reconfigure Computer Circuits in a Brain-Like Way

New microelectronics device can program and reprogram computer hardware on demand through electrical pulses.

22 Jun 2022

Study Finds Silver Nanoparticles and Noise Exposure Induces Rat Hearing Loss

Researchers investigated the effect of nanosilver (Ag), noise, and nano-Ag plus noise treatments on rat’s cochlea, with treatments inducing oxidative stress in rats and changing the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), and NADPH oxidase 3 (NOX3).

21 Jun 2022

Can Microalgae and Carbon Nanomaterials Help With Sustainable Science?

Comprehensive insights into the production of important bioactive compounds via the “algal nanobionics” approach is given in a new review, which focuses on the role of carbon nanomaterials for efficient algal growth.

21 Jun 2022