Nanoparticles have proven to be a powerful tool in fighting cancer through the development of personalized therapy options.
Ni3FeN Nanoparticles: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst
Chinese researchers have reported Ni3FeN nanoparticlessynthesized by thermal ammonolysis of ultrathin NiFe- layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets.
Biomolecule tracking with gold nanoparticles
Researchers from Texas, USA, and Spain, used the technique multiphoton plasmonic lithography (MPPL) to achieve immobilization of bovine serum albumin hydrogels on a single gold nanotriangle (AuNT).
Nanoparticles for deep-tissue photothermal therapy
Ultrasmall NdVO4 nanoparticles are presented as a promising agent for deep-tissue photothermal therapy.
Book review: Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles
Bio-synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles, edited By Alexander Boker, and Patrick Van Rijn: book reviewed by Dr. Fabio Nudelman, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Nanoparticles for biomedical applications
An international, interdisciplinary team is developing highly porous biomaterials for localised release of therapeutic ions and drugs
Zip it Up!! Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles via Intrachain Radical Polymerization
Dynamic synthetic polymer systems are emerging as modules to study structure-property functions, motivated largely by Nature’s biopolymers.
Red-Blood-Cell-Mimetic Nanoparticles against Breast Cancer
A nanosized drug delivery system is developed, which significantly inhibits tumor growth and metastasis formation of breast cancer when loaded with the drug paclitaxel.
Handwritten, soft circuit boards using nanoparticles
This video shows that it is possible to ‘mechanically sinter’ liquid metal nanoparticles to form soft, electrically conductive traces by hand.
Growing bone with virus nanoparticles
Topography of plant virus nanoparticles has been shown to influence osteogenesis of bone derived mesenchymal stem cells.