Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are developing a technique that uses an oscillating electric field to separate
nanoparticles from blood plasma.
Conroy studies the different life stages of metal
nanoparticles from nucleation through dissolution.
Did you know that the atmosphere is constantly filled with
nanoparticles from volcanic ash, sea spray, cosmic dust, and smoke.
From an industry perspective, a potential bottleneck that will need to be overcome in bringing targeted
nanoparticles from the bench to the bedside is scale - up.
Because the adsorbent is magnetic, the researchers can use magnets to remove
the nanoparticles from the water.
It can also keep
nanoparticles from clumping together, so they spread widely through a liquid.
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division have developed a novel one - step process using, for the first time in these types of syntheses, potassium superoxide (KO2) to rapidly form oxide
nanoparticles from simple salt solutions in water.
They also designed combinations of
nanoparticles from different bacteriophages, resulting in hybrids that are able to recognize new bacteria, including pathogenic bacteria.
The atomic trenches created that way keep the platinum
nanoparticles from clustering, which would decrease their reactivity.
That is why issues such as
nanoparticles from traffic should be made a key criterion in development work.
The air filters included in the study filter out 50 - 100 % of
nanoparticles from traffic.
First, they created
a nanoparticle from lipids and messenger RNA (mRNA) that encoded the Cas9 enzyme.
Not exact matches
When the institute tried injecting Ebola - infected animals — first guinea pigs, then monkeys — with its therapeutic agent encased in the lipid
nanoparticles, the survival rate rose to 100 %,
from around 20 % in previous trials.
Phase I funding — which allows up to $ 250,000 for an academic idea, such as decoding the genetic sequence of a protein or studying targeted drug delivery by using magnetic
nanoparticles — is available
from federal funding and foundations.
Another addition is the introduction of
nanoparticles of clay into packaging to block oxygen, carbon dioxide, moisture
from reaching the food, and also aids in preventing spoilage.
«Now that we have a more complete understanding of this stability, we can better tailor the
nanoparticle morphologies and in turn properties, to applications
from biolabeling of individual cells and targeted drug delivery to catalytic reactions, thereby creating more efficient and sustainable production processes.»
The particles were deposited
from a
nanoparticle source onto thin films of silicon nitride or carbon.
To find a way to deliver siRNAs for curbing FL2, Dr. Sharp collaborated with Joel Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of physiology & biophysics and of medicine at Einstein, and study co-leader Adam Friedman, M.D., director of dermatologic research at Einstein and Montefiore, who together had developed
nanoparticles that protect molecules such as siRNA
from being degraded as they ferry the molecules to their intended targets.
A good air filter can prevent health - endangering
nanoparticle emissions
from entering the indoor air of buildings.
To understand if cell sex might be an additional important factor influencing outcomes, the team incubated
nanoparticles with human amniotic stem cells (hAMSCs) which were extracted
from the amniotic layer of placenta attached to male and female fetuses.
They coated strips of paper with one antibody
from each pair, while the second antibody was attached to gold
nanoparticles.
Nanoparticle emissions
from traffic have a major effect on the quality of indoor air and human health.
The team demonstrated that cell sex considerably influenced cellular uptake of
nanoparticles and found that cells
from men and women responded differently to reprogramming techniques used to enhance the ability of the cells to differentiate into a greater variety of cell types.
The researchers in Bayreuth have now found out that materials can be produced
from such
nanoparticles which exhibit a thermal conductivity that is even much lower.
The team also tested
nanoparticle absorption for other kinds of human cells, including fibroblasts
from donors of older ages and found significant differences.
The catalyst was synthesized
from chloroauric acid using glutathione as a capping agent to prevent
nanoparticle aggregation, resulting the formation of small size of gold
nanoparticles.
The
nanoparticle catalyst displayed the highest turnover frequency and number attained to date for hydrogen production catalysts
from organosilanes.
They have a gate with a lock made
from iron oxide
nanoparticles that can be opened when heated with electromagnetic energy.
On / off switching of hydrogen production was achieved using the
nanoparticle catalyst because it could be easily separated
from its organosilane substrate by filtration.
Once the
nanoparticles are added and light applied, the water separates into hydrogen and oxygen almost immediately, producing twice as much hydrogen as oxygen, as expected
from the 2:1 hydrogen to oxygen ratio in H2O water molecules, Bao said.
Dr. Refuerzo and Monica Longo, M.D., Ph.D. (UT Health), in collaboration with colleagues
from Houston Methodist Research Institute, Biana Godin, PharmD, Ph.D., bioengineered an innovative microscopic
nanoparticle of indomethacin aimed at reaching the pregnant uterus but not crossing the placenta to the fetus.
When potent oxygen radical scavengers such as cerium oxide
nanoparticles (nanoceria) were combined with a highly charged polymer (polyacrylic acid) and incorporated into extracted chloroplasts using the LEEP process, damage to the chloroplasts
from superoxides and other reactive oxygen species was dramatically reduced.
«The
nanoparticles serve as vehicles that protect the drug
from the harsh environment of the blood,» Lanza said.
The research also shows, for the first time, that a functionally superior, single - crystal platinum
nanoparticle emerges
from its application to graphene.
Such
nanoparticles can be heated
from afar with infrared light, destroying diseased tissue.
The active ingredients are encapsulated in
nanoparticles, which prevent the chemicals
from seeping into the body
A landmark experiment on wave interference
from the early 1800s is revisited using gold
nanoparticles.
Chang's team is now working to improve its understanding of the release rate
from the nano - volcanoes, such as how quickly
nanoparticles of different sizes will «escape»
from nano - volcanoes with different - sized mouths.
In the future, the team is aiming to study the resonant properties and interactions of
nanoparticles made
from nonmetallic materials.
Gracias and his colleagues first coated the
nanoparticles with antibodies
from goats and rabbits, and subsequently coated the bacteria in complementary antibodies.
With this in mind, scientists
from the Center for Nanomedicine at Johns Hopkins, led by Hanes, encapsulated the BPTES in a
nanoparticle capsule coated in polyethylene glycol, a molecule used widely in medicines and industrial products, using a method they developed to provide a more uniform coating.
Gold
nanoparticles provide bigger surface area for the affinity interactions between the antibody - antigen and thus enhance the translated signal, while the antifouling molecules help to resist the non-specific adsorption of unwanted proteins
from serum onto the transducer surface.
The clay
nanoparticles would spread out like sheets of paper scattered across a floor and keep air molecules
from escaping, which kept the balls firm for an unusually long time.
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.
Then, to prevent droplets
from getting trapped in the valleys, the team decorated the surface with glass
nanoparticles coated with water - repellent Teflon - like molecules.
Oil - binding
nanoparticles allow simple magnets to draw oil out of water, a tool that could quickly remove toxic leaks
from ocean habitats
It seems likely that the highly localised heating on the surface of
nanoparticles somehow disrupts hydrogen bonding within the ethanol — water mixture, allowing greater separation of ethanol
from water molecules at higher concentrations of ethanol.
And because they are only 2 to 8 nanometers in diameter, they are easy for the kidneys to clear
from the body before they block up blood vessels, a long - standing problem in
nanoparticle therapy.
Naomi Halas and co-workers at Rice University in Houston laced a mixture of water and ethanol with gold — silica
nanoparticles and shone laser light on the suspension
from above.
Their
nanoparticles also have potential to protect astronauts
from long - term exposure to radiation in space and perhaps even slow the effects of aging, they reported.