Study of uptake and loss
of silica nanoparticles in living human lung epithelial cells at single cell level.
The creature's soft exterior remains pliable thanks to a matrix
of silica nanoparticles.
Not exact matches
Scientists at the University
of Florida Particle Engineering Research Center and personal products manufacturer Kimberly - Clark recently found an answer by coating
silica nanoparticles with copper ions, a potent odor - fighting combination that could be used in powders and spritzes, mixed with cat litter, or embedded in products like garbage bags.
So he and colleagues added a thin
silica coating to the outside
of the melanin
nanoparticles.
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.
David Sánchez - Quiles, a doctoral candidate at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Spain, explained that
nanoparticles of TiO2 act as ultraviolet light filters in sunscreens, but are often coated with
silica or alumina to avoid undesirable reactions on the skin.
Rubner used
nanoparticles made
of silica, the same material glass is made
of, to create a coating with a rough surface.
The gel consists
of a ruthenium compound that emits a bright light when a voltage is applied to it, along with an electrolyte and
silica nanoparticles.
The authors studied
silica nanoparticles that do not react with their surroundings in a solution containing two types
of salts, table salt and calcium chloride.
Alternating layers
of polymer and
nanoparticles of silica (which have hydroxyl groups bound to their surface) form a superhydrophilic coating that can be applied to glass and other materials.
IBS scientists in collaborations with researchers led by Nohyun Lee (Kookmin University), Hyo - Cheol Kim (Seoul National University Hospital) designed
nanoparticles with a shell made
of silica (SiO2) and a core
of radiopaque tantalum oxide (TaOx).
Nanoparticles made with a shell
of silica (SiO2) and a core
of radiopaque tantalum oxide (TaOx) are used to make a tissue adhesive and visible to ultrasound, X-ray, and fluorescent imaging.
The luciferin and coenzyme A were packaged inside polymer
nanoparticles that enter and build up in an inner layer
of the leaf, while the luciferase was contained inside much smaller
silica nanoparticles, allowing them to enter the plant cells.
Fate
of fluorescent core - shell
silica nanoparticles during simulated secondary wastewater treatment.
The
nanoparticles were made
of silica, but the researchers noted that in previous studies they used graphene and carbon nanotubes to form
nanoparticle surfactants.
Because
of their unique properties such as monodispersity, large surface area and high drug loading efficiency,
silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been developed for a vast array
of biomedical uses such as optical imaging, cancer therapy, targeted drug delivery and controlled drug release for genes and proteins.
Inside - out disruption
of silica / gold core - shell
nanoparticles by pulsed laser irradiation.