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Electrospun Nanofibrous Filters Could Protect Against Coronavirus Particles

A new study has demonstrated that an innovative electrospun nanofibrous air filtration system may be invaluable for improving personal protective equipment and indoor air filtration systems. This could help to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The research was published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

11 Jan 2021

New Nanomaterial from Silk of Gorse Spider Mite has Biomedical Properties

An international team of researchers has developed a new nanomaterial from the silk produced by the Tetranychus lintearius mite. This nanomaterial has the ability to penetrate human cells without damaging them and, therefore, has "promising biomedical properties".

18 Dec 2020

How Gold Nanoparticles Can Be Used to Kill Bacteria

Researchers have identified the physical mechanism that allows gold nanoparticles to effectively kill bacteria. The finding could lead to wider applications in the medical field.

15 Dec 2020

Silica Nanoparticles Could Act as Degradable Treatment Against Plant Pathogens

Scientists from the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology of the University of Fribourg have identified how some silica nanoparticles could serve as a degradable, traceless and highly efficient treatment against certain plant pathogens.

15 Dec 2020

New Technique to Use Bacterial Nanopores to Decode Digital Information

In 2020, every individual in the world is generating around 1.7 MB of data each second, and that data amounts to 418 zettabytes, or 418 billion one-terabyte hard drives, in just a single year.

10 Dec 2020

How Nanotechnology Helped Create mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

A COVID-19 vaccine?—?or two?—?is just around the corner, bringing with it the possibility of a return to normalcy for many people. These medical interventions use nanotechnology to mimic nature’s own method of slipping past the immune system to deliver treatment to target cells.

4 Dec 2020