ETH researchers have developed plasmonic particles that are relatively easy to produce and have a wide range of applications, including cancer treatment.
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For the love of extreme materials: Joanna Aizenberg
Interview with Professor Joanna Aizenberg as new member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Advanced Materials.
Purifying pharmaceuticals with nanostructured metasurfaces
A combination of nanotechnology and a unique twisting property of light could lead to new methods for ensuring the purity and safety of pharmaceuticals.
Bamboo-like Hybrid Fibers
A biomimetic one-step fabrication approach is utilized to generate bamboo-like hybrid fibers at the micro- and nanoscale.
Stimulating neurons with IR-responsive gold nanorods
Silica-coated gold nanorods with absorption at precisely 780 nm cause action potentials in nerve cells when exposed to laser light.
Biosensor combines graphene and mu-opioid receptor
Researchers create an artificial chemical sensor based on one of the human body’s most important receptors.
A better look into arteries
Multispectral fluorescence lifetime imaging system with ultrasound guidance could improve intravascular diagnostics and analysis of atherosclerotic lesions.
Funding to develop anti-heart-disease nanoparticles
A study to investigate how nanoparticles could be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has received £3 million funding.
Bionics in the making: Zhenan Bao in the first person
Interview of Professor Zhenan Bao on the occasion of her addition to the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Advanced Materials.
Fluorescence shows real-time nanoparticle biodegradation
New method allows researchers to directly measure nanoparticle degradation in real time within biological environments.
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