A novel concept for a synthetic articular-cartilage-like material

Inspired by the structure of cancellous bone and the nutrition metabolism principles of articular cartilage, researchers utilized friction-induced heat and pressure as a trigger to form and repair an analogue of articular cartilage.

Can crab shells provide a 'green' solution to malaria?

Study shows how a mixture of chitin and silver nanoparticles inhibits growth of mosquito larvae.

New project to develop a nanotherapy targeting the molecules involved in inflammatory bowel diseases

Today was announced a European Union project to develop a nanotherapy targeting the molecules involved in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn?s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Carbon nanotube based microfluidic chip that captures rare, aggressive cancer cells

In work that could improve understanding of how cancer spreads, a team of engineers and medical researchers developed a new kind of microfluidic chip that can capture rare, aggressive cancer cells, grow them on the chip and release single cells on demand.

Finally, synthesis of a carbon nanobelt with potential applications in nanotechnology

Carbon nanobelts are expected to serve as a useful template for building carbon nanotubes and open a new field of nanocarbon science.

Stable, highly conductive 'white graphene' promising new material

An international group of researchers has arranged 2D nanosheets of boron nitride, the 'white graphene', into membranes with a significant level of conductivity and chemical and thermal stability up to 90 C.