A team from the University of Ottawa, Canada have automatically fabricated 2-nm solid-state nanopores with high yield.
Building an extracellular matrix – Fiber by fiber
Researchers have reported an attempt to mimic nature’s concepts in forming synthetic hydrogel fibers via a bottom-up self-assembly process.
Tailoring carbon nanotubes to deliver genes
A research team has improved the DNA/RNA transfection ability of carbon nanotubes by optimizing the plasma processes used in their functionalization.
Light triggered spontaneous assembly of nanoparticles to nanovesicles
A research team have reported a novel and versatile strategy to assemble inorganic NPs into sub-50 nm vesicles.
MD Simulations Uncover Mechanisms for Water Transport and Ion Selectivity through Nanopores
Scientists from Australia in Australian National University have examined recent progresses on the mechanisms of water and ion transport through nanoscale pores.
Highlight on: “P-Glycoprotein-dependent trafficking of nanoparticle-drug conjugates”
The research article from Georgia Tech addresses an important issue in the current battle against cancer – the development of resistance to anticancer drugs, which leads to the loss of efficacy of chemotherapeutic treatment.
Programmable vaccine release from silk microneedles
Implantable silk composite microneedles for programmable vaccine release kinetics and enhanced immunogenicity in transcutaneous immunization.
Corrosion protection for water-splitting semiconductors
Caltech researchers devise a method to protect the materials in a solar-fuel generator.
Controlled synthesis of copper nanowires via seeding
New research from Duke University may clarify the questions remaing in the synthesis of Cu nanowires via the EDA-mediated method.
Tracking cell molecules with carbon nanotubes
Rice, Göttingen, VU researchers track single-molecule proteins in living cells.