Mats made from nanofibers linked to a red wine chemical could help prevent oxidation

Engineering researchers have created mesh-like mats made with tannic acid; used in bandages or inside food storage containers, they can help promote prolonged antioxidant activity.

Gas nanomedicine: An emerging cutting-edge field

Several therapeutic gases are quite helpful for treatment of many inflammation-related diseases including cancer, but also exhibit some shortcomings such as limited therapy efficacy. Gas nanomedicine appears as an emerging cutting edge of nanomaterials and gas medicine, raising urgent demand on nanomaterials to address the issues of gas medicine.

3D nanowire networks promise new horizon for security screening and medical imaging

The devices could be used in new, safe imaging technology with far higher resolution than current ultrasound devices used to detect small tumours.

Spin-dependent processes in the 2D material hexagonal boron nitride

Quantum technology was once considered to be something very expensive and available only to the largest research centers. However, in our days it is widely used in many applications, and one of them is magnetic resonance imaging.

MOFs filter out toxic chromium from water

Chemists have developed sponges to capture various target substances, like gold, mercury and lead, dissolved in solution. The sponges are actually porous crystals called metal organic frameworks, and now one exists for capturing toxic hexavalent chromium from water.

Breathable second skin materials provide smart protection against chemical and biological agents

Researchers propose the smart protection mechanism of responsive single walled carbon nanotube membranes against environmental threats.

Screw cancer: Microneedle sticks it to cancer tissue

A drug-loaded microrobotic needle effectively targets and remains attached to cancerous tissue in lab experiments without needing continuous application of a magnetic field, allowing more precise drug delivery.

Researchers develop large-scale stretchable and transparent electrodes

Wavy silver nanowire network on stretchable substrate were fabricated for large-scale stretchable and transparent electrodes.