Sentences with phrase «in titanium dioxide nanoparticles»

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Metal oxides such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are increasingly being used in sunscreens and cosmetics in the form of nanoparticles — microscopic particles of matter measured on the nanoscale.

Antimicrobials such as nanoparticles of silver or titanium dioxide can be used in packaging to prevent spoilage of foods.

The study, involving researchers from UCL, Imperial College London and Dalian University of Technology (China) and published today in Science, shows how the new paint made from coated titanium dioxide nanoparticles can give a wide - range of materials self - cleaning properties, even during and after immersion in oil and following damage to the surface.

The new device, created by Yang - Fang Chen at the National Taiwan University in Taipei and his colleagues, bounces light between closely packed zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles instead.

«If we use the results of this paper [published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B], we can grow nanoparticles in the confined matter to create larger, uniformly sized nanoparticles of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide, which is very important to creating the materials you need for electrodes for batteries,» said Sushko.

Here, we present the electric field - induced tuning of the light transmission in a multilayer sandwiched between ITO electrodes, made by alternating layers of silver nanoparticles and titanium dioxide nanoparticles.

The nanoparticle, as imaged with an aberration - corrected scanning transmission electron microscope, features eyes, nose and mouth of precious - metal platinum clusters embedded in a titanium dioxide face.

Another recent study found that injected titanium dioxide nanoparticles increased anxiety in rats, increased inflammation and there was increased accumulation in the liver, lungs and brain:

Noncoated nanoparticles (less than 35 nanometers in diameter) of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide (referred to as «mineral - based» sunscreens) can be toxic to corals, fish and other reef organisms.

The tower is covered in Neolith sintered stone panels that are treated with Pureti,» an aqueous and titanium dioxide nanoparticle - based treatment that is sprayed on Neolith to create a photocatalytic, self - cleaning and decontaminating effect.»

Tests done on lab mice using quantum dot nanoparticles (to simulate the titanium dioxide nanoparticles found in sunscreens) showed that the particles «penetrated UV damaged skin more than non-compromised skin.»