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| Nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles. "... can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, even without surgical drainage ..."
Joshua D Nosanchuk MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has said:
"Our work shows that nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles developed here at Einstein can effectively treat experimental skin abscesses caused by.....
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| Strain engineering. Nanocrystals. Magnetoresistance. Superconductivity.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have indicated "... that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials. This unique class of materials is commanding much attention now because they can.....
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| Nanobees. "Nanobees are an effective way to package the useful, but potentially deadly, melittin ..."
Paul Schlesinger MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology from Washington University School of Medicine has said:
"Melittin has been of interest to researchers because in high enough concentration it can destroy any cell it comes into contact with, making it an effective antibacterial and antifungal.....
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| Metallic nanoparticles. Heat resistance. "... more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic."
Researchers from University of Pittsburgh have reported "... the first demonstration of high-temperature stability in metallic nanoparticles, the vaunted next-generation materials hampered by a vulnerability to extreme heat."
More from a Release dated November 30, sourced from University of Pittsburgh:
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| Cold sores. Toenail fungus. "... nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation ..."
According to a Release from University of Michigan Health System:
"Uses for nanoemulsions include treatments for cold sores, now in phase 3 clinical trials, and for toenail fungus and cystic fibrosis infections ..."
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| DNA scaffolds. Circuit boards. "... scaffolds or miniature circuit boards for the precise assembly of computer-chip components."
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and IBM's Almaden Research Center have indicated "... a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and patterns--or "DNA origami"--on surfaces that are compatible with today's semiconductor manufacturing equipment. These.....
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| Magnetic nanosensor. Nanotags.
Shan Wang, Professor of Materials Science and engineering and of Electrical Engineering from Stanford University has informed:
"In the early stage [of a cancer], the protein biomarker level in blood is very, very low, so you need ultra-sensitive technology to detect it ..."
"If you can detect it early, you.....
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| Nanoscopic magnetic islands.
According to a Release from the American Physical Society:
"Minute magnetic particles, whether bonded to plastic tape or coated onto a hard disk, are the basis of modern data storage."
"Information is encoded in the magnetic orientation of these nanoparticles, but particles can sometimes switch orientations.....
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| Multi-laboratory study sizes up nanoparticle sizing
According to a Release from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
"As a result of a major inter-laboratory study, the standards body ASTM International has been able to update its guidelines for a commonly used technique for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions. The study, which was.....
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| Graphite. Magnetic behavior. "Carbon is biocompatible and the explored magnetic behaviour is therefore particularly promising for the development of biosensors."
Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have indicated that '... a material containing only carbon atoms can be a weak ferro magnet. This opens new routes for spintronics in carbon-based materials.'
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| New 'adjuvant' could hold future of vaccine development
Zhengrong Cui, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceuticsfrom Oregon State University has said:
"In many cases, to make progress with vaccine development we need new adjuvants ..."
"The material has to be safe, and lecithin is a common food product that's already widely used in pharmaceuticals. This new form of.....
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| Nano-capsules. Self-healing surfaces.
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart, Germany, have reported a technique for the production of electroplated layers incorporating nano-capsules.
Dr Martin Metzner has informed:
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| Magnetic delivery technique. "... small implantable device, less than ˝" in diameter, that encapsulates the drug in a specially engineered membrane, embedded with nanoparticles ..."
Researchers from the Children's Hospital Boston have reported a delivery technique to release drugs into the body that combines magnetism with nanotechnology.
More from a Release dated September 18, sourced from Children's Hospital Boston:
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| Biosensor. "... detect extremely low concentrations of bacteria immediately, easily and reliably ..."
Professor F Xavier Rius, from the Chemometrics, Qualimetrics and Nanosensors research group in the Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Department of Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain, has informed:
"We have developed a new biosensor that can detect extremely low concentrations of bacteria.....
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| Infrared dye. Nanoparticles. Blood-brain barrier. Optical imaging. "The last generation was CT, this generation was MRI, and this is the next generation of advances."
Miqin Zhang, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington has said:
"Brain cancers are very invasive, different from the other cancers."
"They will invade the surrounding tissue and there is no clear boundary between the tumor tissue and the normal brain tissue.....
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| Fuel cells. "... if the particle size of a platinum catalyst is increased to four or five nanometers, which is approximately 20 atoms across, the level of degradation significantly decreases."
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported "... a computational model that could optimize an important component of fuel cells, making it possible for the technology to have a more widespread use. Essentially, they investigate how particle size relates to the overall stability of a material, and.....
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| Hazardous waste cleanup. "... problem is that burning something doesn't completely get rid of it ..."
Louisiana State University Professor and Patrick F Taylor Chair of Chemistry Barry Dellinger has said:
"The problem is that burning something doesn't completely get rid of it ..."
"It leaves behind lots of small particles, many of which are nanoscale in size."
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| Microchip technology. "1,000 chemical reactions at once"
Hsian-Rong Tseng, from UCLA's Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging has informed:
"The precious enzyme molecules required for a single in situ click reaction in a traditional lab now can be split into hundreds of duplicates for performing hundreds of reactions in parallel, thus revolutionizing the laboratory process,.....
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