A unique and versatile approach to creating ordered silver nanostructures is presented that allows for feature shape alteration in a simple and inexpensive manner.
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Drug Nanocrystals for Cancer Therapy
Drug nanocrystals deliver drugs via oral, intravenous, and local administration and show promise towards treating cancer more effectively.
The Fourth Dimension: Fabricating Artificial Blood Vessels with 4D Bioprinting
An advanced 4D bioprinting approach uses shape-morphing, biopolymer hydrogels to form the basis for blood vessels and other tubular structures in artificial tissues and organs.
A Powerful Tool for Nanostructures
Abetz Volker and his team demonstrate how complex nanostructures can be achieved by polymer blending.
Plasma Makes POSS Nanomaterials More Effective and Environment Friendly
A new study introduces an innovative and cost-effective technique for the plasma functionalization of POSS micro-powders without damaging the nanocage structure they are based on.
Many Silver Linings: A New Affordable and Sustainable Way to Produce Silver Nanoparticles
Researchers created a one-step flow-through plasma-reaction system for a cheaper and more sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles aimed at large scale production.
3D Graphene-Oxide Spheres for Supercapacitors
An effective synthesis strategy via a flash-freezing and freeze-dry approach is presented, to synthesis 3D GO structures that exhibit fully accessible hierarchical porous networks for supercapacitor applications.
Mechanisms of Carbon Nanotube-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Physicochemical Characteristic Perspective
Pulmonary exposure to carbon nanotubes can result in direct interaction with cells in the lung and result in an increased myofibroblast population thereby enhancing fibrogenesis, the severity of which is determined by physicochemical characteristics of the nanotubes and genetic susceptibility.
Engineering Digest – Featuring Metal Melt Filtration Filters, High‐Entropy Alloy Nanolattices and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers.
Reaching for the Stars at a Microscopic Level
A microscopic light-fueled microhand designed to capture microscopic objects.
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