Compartmentalization is one of the main strategies by which nature allows for control over many biological processes. For the proper functioning of living cells, organelles, small compartments within the cell, are essential. Researchers are working on ways to make artificial organelles that add new functionalities to cells or correct dysfunctional processes in cells, for [...]
Catching Covid is associated with a fivefold increase in the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and a 33-fold increase in risk of a potentially fatal blood clot on the lung in the 30 days after becoming infected, data suggests. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal on Thursday, could help explain a doubling in [...]
The increase in the global population has worsened the demand for food significantly. In addition, rapid climatic change and urbanization have adversely impacted agricultural production. Recently, phytonanotechnology has played an important role in promoting sustainable agriculture to meet the global food demand. A new forthcoming study in Chemosphere has focussed on providing a prospective application of [...]
Researchers from Tel Aviv University proved that a drug delivery system based on lipid nanoparticles can utilize RNA to overcome resistance to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy in cancer treatments. The study opens a new path to a personalized and precisely targeted battle against cancer. The results were published in the scientific journal Advanced Materials ("Dual-Targeted Lipid [...]
A paper recently published in the journal ACS Omega reviewed the current status and potential of X-ray spectroptychography for the characterization of advanced nanomaterials. What is X-ray Spectroptychography? X-ray spectroptychography is an emerging technique that represents the ptychographic version of X-ray spectromicroscopy and is used for the chemical microanalysis of nanomaterials such as batteries and catalysts. [...]
Inside a lab at the University of British Columbia, the printers aren't for paper. Instead, they are being used in hopes of producing something unexpected — sperm. "We wanted to really replicate what we see in the natural human body," Dr. Ryan Flannigan, a UBC urology assistant professor told Global News. In a pair [...]
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 nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Diabetic Kidney Disease There are approximately 34.2 million people with diabetes within the [...]
A recent study submitted to the journal Chemosphere focuses on developing an electrochemical sensor for the sensitive detection of indinavir (IDV), an anti-retroviral HIV medication, by combining zinc oxide nanorods and molybdenum disulfide nanosheets on a screen-printed electrode. What is Indinavir (IDV)? Indinavir (IDV) is a drug used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that works [...]
A COVID-19 sensor developed at Johns Hopkins University could revolutionize virus testing by adding accuracy and speed to a process that frustrated many during the pandemic. In a new study published today in Nano Letters, the researchers describe the new sensor, which requires no sample preparation and minimal operator expertise, offering a strong advantage [...]
A group of researchers recently published a paper in the journal ACS Nano Letters that demonstrated the feasibility of using deep learning to simulate the post-fabrication appearance of nano/microstructures fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) milling in the two-dimensional (2D) projection of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image. FIB Milling Process and its Limitations FIB milling [...]
