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New Response Mechanism Specific to Exposure to Nanoparticles Discovered

News - 30 May 2023

A new response mechanism particular to exposure to nanoparticles that are common to multiple species has been found by scientists. Image Credit: HaHanna/Shutterstock.com By examining a huge...

“Siglec-14” Receptors on Human Macrophages Detect Carbon Nanotubes and Provoke Inflammation, Finds Study

News - 7 Apr 2023

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are innovative nanomaterials with potential applications across several fields. However, we do not fully know the risk they pose to humans, and studies have shown that...

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Announces $112,000 in Funding from CDC-NIOSH to Support Semiconductor Industry Health and Safety

News - 29 Nov 2022

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced today that SUNY Poly’s Nicole Neu-Baker, Research Associate for NanoHealth Initiatives; Maxwell Lippitt, Advanced Manufacturing Performance (AMP)...

Researchers Assess How Well Machine Learning Predicts Nanotoxicology

News - 15 Aug 2022

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have found their applications in various technologies and consumer products. Manipulating chemicals at the nanoscale range introduces unique characteristics to these...

Novel FRET Immunosensor to Detect Gastric Carcinoma-Causing Bacteria

News - 8 Jul 2022

Rapid detection methods with high sensitivity, selectivity, and specificity in complex environments are essential for detecting bacterial pathogens. In an article published recently in the...

Researchers Discover the Health Hazards Posed by Graphene to Be Benign

News - 17 Jun 2022

The health consequences of graphene-based particles produced from polymer composites following abrasion are insignificant. An international research group of the Graphene Flagship project did a study...

MOF Prepared In2O3 Hollow Porous Nanospheres Broaden Triethylamine Sensing

News - 29 Apr 2022

Triethylamine (TEA) is a highly flammable chemical compound that is hazardous to both the environment and public health. The development of indium oxide (In2O3) hollow porous nanospheres (HPNSs)...

Studying Nanoparticle Impact on Crops Informs Safe Agriculture

News - 1 Apr 2022

In an article recently published in the journal Environmental Research, a study was conducted to understand how nanoparticles present in perishable crops can impact human health and how we can...

Nanomedicine, a Promising Tool in Diabetic Kidney Disease Therapeutics

News - 30 Mar 2022

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered to be a global health crisis. A review on this topic has been submitted to the journal, Biomaterials and Biosystems, outlining the potential of using...

High Levels of Possible Carcinogen Found in Face Masks

News - 23 Feb 2022

Despite that titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a likely carcinogenic substance for humans when breathed in, fiber-grade TiO2 nanoscale particles were found in manmade textile fibers of public-use face masks,...