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A Replaceable Nanoporous Membrane Effectively Filters Virus Particles in N95 Masks

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there's been a worldwide shortage of face masks -- particularly, the N95 ones worn by health care workers.

22 May 2020

Nanobowl-Stabilized Liposomes Effectively Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs to Cancer Cells

For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes -- hollow spheres made of lipid bilayers -- to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumor cells.

21 May 2020

Magnetic Core-Shell Iron Nanowires Show Promise as a Theranostic Platform

Living cells inside the body could be placed under surveillance--their location and migration noninvasively tracked in real time over many days--using a new method developed by researchers at KAUST.

21 May 2020

Fight Against COVID-19 Using Piezo Ceramics, New from PI

Testing of blood, saliva, urine or tissue samples from humans or animals to diagnose and detect diseases, like COVID-19, at an early stage, requires systems that are fast, easy to use, and widely available.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 20 May 2020

3D-Patterned Nanocellulose Could Lead to Advanced Optical, Thermal Devices

At The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research of Osaka University, a team of researchers has devised a new liquid-phase fabrication method for synthesizing nanocellulose films with multiple axes of alignment.

20 May 2020

Are Nanomaterials Getting Under Your Skin?

The study, commissioned by the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON), found that the lack of standardised, validated methods and the use of varying testing protocols makes it difficult to compare results and evaluate whether nanomaterials can penetrate the skin.

20 May 2020