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New Filter Made from Polymer Nanothreads Captures Nearly 100% Coronavirus Aerosols

A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three kinds of commercial masks out of the water by capturing 99.9% of coronavirus aerosols in an experiment.

19 May 2021

World’s First Nanotechnology can Improve the Effectiveness of Cystic Fibrosis Antibiotic

World-first nanotechnology developed by the University of South Australia could change the lives of thousands of people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) as groundbreaking research shows it can improve the effectiveness of the CF antibiotic Tobramycin, increasing its efficacy by up to 100,000-fold.

17 May 2021

Scientists Use Deep Learning to “Denoise’ Nanopore Data

Scientists from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University used machine learning methods to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio in data collected when tiny spheres are passed through microscopic nanopores cut into silicon substrates.

17 May 2021

Novel Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer Uses a Nano-Carrier to Deliver Chinese Medicine

Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University, in collaboration with Cornell University, have developed a novel targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer that uses a specially-designed nano-carrier to deliver the Chinese medicine compound gambogic acid.

12 May 2021

Wireless, Miniaturized Implantable Devices use Ultrasound to Track Body Processes

Implantable medical devices are extensively used to support and improve physiological functions, track and map biological signals, and treat various diseases.

12 May 2021

Research Investigates Whether Combination of Nanoparticles and Light Waves can Better Treat Battlefield TBIs

Chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating whether a combination of nanoparticles and light therapy can better treat traumatic brain injuries on the battlefield.

5 May 2021

Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Could Improve Bowel Cancer Survival Rates

Bowel cancer survival rates could be improved if chemotherapy drugs were delivered via tiny nanoparticles to the diseased organs rather than oral treatment.

4 May 2021

Novel Ultrasonic Imaging System Produces Microscopic and Nanoscopic Resolution Images

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed an ultrasonic imaging system, which can be deployed on the tip of a hair-thin optical fibre, and will be insertable into the human body to visualise cell abnormalities in 3D.

3 May 2021

New Nanomaterials and Processes Could Free Water from Pathogens

Scientists from Empa, together with their collaborators at Eawag, have been designing new materials and technologies to eliminate pathogens from drinking water, which so far could barely be removed with traditional measures, or only with high-cost, complex processes.

30 Apr 2021

New “Nanotraps” Could Capture and Destroy Coronavirus Within the Body

At the University of Chicago, scientists have developed an absolutely innovative, promising treatment for COVID-19 in the form of nanoparticles with the ability to trap SARS-CoV-2 viruses inside the body and use the body’s own immune system to kill them.

28 Apr 2021