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Biodegradable Nanoprobes Improve Cancer Diagnosis

New nanoprobes, which were recently developed by Imperial College London (ICL) and tested in zebrafish, could help identify cancer more precisely and may support the diagnosis and treatment in the days to come.

12 Mar 2021

Scientists Create Borophane that Remains Stable Outside a Vacuum

Northwestern University researchers have, for the first time, created borophane -- atomically thin boron that is stable at standard temperatures and air pressures.

12 Mar 2021

Researchers Move One Step Closer to Unlocking Mysteries of Nanoscale Substrate

An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon an interfacial protein layer to transmit signals to living cells concerning their adhesion, proliferation and overall development.

12 Mar 2021

Nanoparticle-Based MRI Contrast Agent for Safe, High-Resolution 3D Microvascular Imaging

Heart attack and stroke are the first and second leading causes of death in developed countries, respectively. As the disease often results in sudden death with few special prognostic symptoms, early diagnosis is very important. For this purpose, imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are widely used to identify the narrowing or blockage of blood vessels.

11 Mar 2021

Graphene Nanoparticles can Revert Anxiety-Related Behaviors in Vertebrates

Specific, effective, with a non-harmful and reversible action: the identikit of the ultimate biomaterial appears to match with graphene flakes.

11 Mar 2021

Size Matters: Bimodal Imaging Receives Nanoparticle Enhancement

Scientists have found a way to control the size of special nanoparticles to optimize their use for both magnetic resonance and near-infrared imaging. Their approach could help surgeons use the same nanoparticles to visualize tumours just before and then during surgery using the two different imaging techniques. Their findings were published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

11 Mar 2021

New Combined Method for Nanoscale Imaging of Magnetic Structures

Obtaining a precise understanding of magnetic structures is one of the main objectives of solid-state physics. Significant research is currently being undertaken in this field, the aim being to develop future data processing applications that use tiny magnetic structures as information carriers.

10 Mar 2021

Research Strategy Opens the Door to Creation of "Intelligent" Nanostructures

Researchers at the UAB have designed minimalist biostructures that imitate natural enzymes, capable of carrying out two differentiated and reversibly regulated activities thanks to a unique combination of structural and functional properties. The strategy used opens the door to the creation of "intelligent" nanomaterials with tailor-made combinations of catalytic functions.

9 Mar 2021

Cheap Carbon Nanodots can be Purified to Replace Toxic Metal Quantum Dots

Tiny fluorescent semiconductor dots, called quantum dots, are useful in a variety of health and electronic technologies but are made of toxic, expensive metals. Nontoxic and economic carbon-based dots are easy to produce, but they emit less light.

9 Mar 2021