Carbon nanotube-based ethylene sensor establishes fruit ripeness
Is It Ripe? Carbon Nanotubes Can Sense Fruit
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Simulated digestion: nanomaterials improve drug absorption
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Materials which can improve drug absorption in the body have been developed using silicon dioxide nanoparticles.
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More biocompatibility for polyurethane
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Polyurethane can be made more biocompatible for medical devices by grafting chitosan on it.
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A Two-Legged Molecule: Small Molecule With Independent Movement
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A small molecule able to move independently along a track has been developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
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Yiyun Cheng, East China Normal University: Biomedicine, dendrimers, and polymers
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MaterialsViews recently spoke to East China Normal University Professor Yiyun Cheng about his biomedical research – here’s what he had to say.
Test Result Written in Blood
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Paper-based blood test provides “written report” of blood type.
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“Immature and misleading”: How best to diagnose breast cancer?
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are modern molecular classification methods for breast carcinomas reasonable? Austrian scientists challenge the clinical relevance of the term “basal-like” breast cancer subtype.
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Designing Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Researchers for the University of California, Irvine, have developed a new drug-delivery system using protein-based nanoparticles.
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Is coffee healthier for you when you’re drunk?
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Antioxidants found in coffee get more effective in non-polar environments.
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Biomaterials with bite: A new understanding of the spider’s fang
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Prof. Peter Fratzl and co-workers analyzed the structure of spider fangs to gain a better understanding of chitin-based biomaterials.
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