Not exact matches
The researchers also found that nanorods targeted to lung tissue
in mice accumulated at a rate that was two-fold over
nanospheres engineered with the same targeting antibody.
The researchers have also shown that they can get the
nanospheres to self - assemble
in a regularly - spaced array, which
in turn can be used to create a uniform pattern of 3 - D nanostructures.
The
nanospheres are transparent, but bend and scatter the light that passes through them
in predictable ways according to the angle that the light takes when it hits the
nanosphere.
These include
nanospheres which can be biodegradable and could potentially be used
in drug delivery applications, as well as nanofibers which form gel - phase materials, that can be used
in a variety of applications, including cosmetics or biodegradable plastics that can withstand harsh conditions.
Sakuma S, Kumagai H, Shimosato M, Kitamura T, Mohri K, Ikejima T, Hiwatari KI, Koike S, Tobita E, McClure R, Gore JC and Pham W. Toxicity studies of coumarin 6 - encapsulated polystyrene
nanosphere conjugated with peanut agglutinin and poly (N - vinylacetamide) as a colonoscopic imaging agent
in rats.
The potential use of the enhanced nonlinear properties of gold
nanospheres in photothermal cancer therapy.
When different voltages are applied, the electrolyte goes
in and out of the polymer, which swells and shrinks, altering the distance between the
nanospheres.
Previously, the Canadian researchers made photonic crystals using stacks of hundreds of silica
nanospheres embedded
in a polymer.