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Tracking Endocytosis and Protein Transport with Quantum Dots

Despite the advantages of mammalian cell display technology, a few attributes of displayed proteins like their re-entry mechanism into cells remain unclear.

20 May 2022

Energy-Efficient Synthesis of High-Quality Quantum Dots

An article published recently in the journal iScience focuses on producing high-quality full-color carbon quantum dots (CQDs) under exceptionally low pressure and temperature.

19 May 2022

The Nanoparticle Properties That Govern Peptoid Self-Assembly

Two assembly regimes associated with quantum dots (QDs) and reversibly binding peptoids are reported in new research to understand what governs assembly pathways.

4 May 2022

Solar Production of Hydrogen Peroxide with Carbon Quantum Dots

A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Advanced Science that demonstrated an efficient and eco-friendly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation method based on piezoelectric semiconductors.

27 Apr 2022

Quantum Dots Used to Scale Up Quantum Information Devices

The effectiveness of a quantum dot-near-field transducer (QD-NFT) system to achieve ultrafast multipartite entanglement for quantum nanoplasmonic networks at room temperature has been explored.

7 Apr 2022

New Antiglaucoma Nano-Based Drug Carrier Proposed

A novel chitosan -graphene quantum dots (CS-GQDs) nanocomposite for the administration of latanoprost (LP), an antiglaucoma medication has been created.

6 Apr 2022

Adding Quantum Dots to Transparent Wood to Brighten Optical Properties

New research demonstrates the feasibility of using photoluminescent transparent wood (PL) for light conversion using lignin-based quantum dots.

5 Apr 2022

Integrating Nanocomposites into Optical Technologies

Research focuses on sol-gel nanocomposites specifically utilized for optical applications.

31 Mar 2022

Nanoparticle Assisted Biosensor Rapidly Detects E. Coli in Water

Researchers have recently developed a magnetic nanoparticle-assisted aptamer-quantum dot-based biosensor, which can rapidly identify E. coli in water samples

30 Mar 2022

Shape of Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials Influences Biophysical Effects

A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications that demonstrated the key role played by the geometry of graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterials, such as quantum dots and nanosheets, in influencing the biophysical impacts on hepatic stellate cells (HSCs).

14 Mar 2022