Pluripotent stem cells have the ability to unlimitedly self‐renew and differentiate to any somatic cell lineage.
Diagnostics
Potential New Biomarkers for Monitoring Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists in Italy aim to keep Alzheimer’s disease in check.
Skin-Based Electronic Sensor Doubles as an Interactive Display
A new skin-mounted sensor uses the skin itself as a floating electrode, enabling low-power health monitoring and doubles as an electroluminescent display.
Scientists develop new mouse model to aid Zika virus research
Mice with healthy immune systems could provide new insights into Zika virus pathology and treatment.
Tiny electronic device can monitor heart, recognize speech
CU Boulder, Northwestern researchers lead project to measure acoustical vibrations of heart, vocal cords.
Multiple Energy Transfer Pathways Enabling Super-Efficient Broadband Upconversion
Upconversion holds promise for applications ranging from photovoltaic cells to bioimaging.
Ratiometric imaging of intact and disrupted nanocarriers
Researchers from Canada have used structure-dependent dual-wavelength emission to distinguish between intact and disrupted nanocarriers with ratiometric imaging.
Non-invasive sinusitis diagnostics in sight
A non-intrusive optical technique called GASMAS shows potential of being developed into a realtime and cost-effective diagnostic tool for human sinuses.
Monitoring Hypoxia with an Ir-Complex Nanoprobe
An Ir-complex modified nanoprobe to sensitively monitor hypoxia in cancer cells without interfering autofluorescence is developed.
Biosensor for Oral Cancer Detection in Saliva
A simple, sensitive, and noninvasive biosensor for oral cancer (OC) detection in saliva based on antibodies attached to zirconium oxide on indium tin oxide glass.
Probing tumour growth through infrared imaging
Tumour development is closely monitored through infrared emission from copolymer nanoparticles.
Tracking sperm with confocal laser endomicroscopy
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) might improve the results of testicular sperm extraction while reducing traumata during surgery.
Busy bees fuel the semiconductor sector
A team of researchers from Hefei, China use bee pollens in the synthesis of carbon dots with applications in bioimaging and catalysis.
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