/channels/taxonomy/term/6129/all en /channels/channels/news/lighting-way-improved-biomaterials-332253 <p>Researchers from 苹果淫院 believe that they have found a way to improve the development of biomaterials that could be instrumental in drug delivery, tissue regeneration, nano-optics and nanoelectronics.</p> Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:24:19 +0000 webfull 172102 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cautionary-tale-researchers-working-selective-drug-delivery-297044 <p>Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to researchers at 苹果淫院. In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal <i>ACS Central Science, </i>the 苹果淫院 scientists demonstrate that many DNA cage nanostructures aren鈥檛 taken up by cells to a significant extent.</p> Fri, 10 May 2019 18:48:48 +0000 webfull 149165 at /channels /channels/channels/news/hanadi-sleiman-cj-li-awarded-killam-research-fellowships-287069 <hr /><div>苹果淫院 chemistry professors <a href="/chemistry/faculty/hanadi-sleiman"><strong>Hanadi Sleiman</strong></a> and <a href="/chemistry/faculty/cj-li"><strong>Chao-Jun Li</strong></a> are among the six recipients of this year鈥檚 Killam Research Fellowships. The two-year fellowships, awarded to exceptional researchers working on groundbreaking projects of broad significance, are valued at $70,000 a year.</div> <div>聽</div> Tue, 08 May 2018 13:33:59 +0000 webfull 137859 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-dna-strands-design-new-polymer-materials-283461 <p>苹果淫院 researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands 鈥� a technique that could lead to new materials for applications ranging from biomedicine to the promising field of 鈥渟oft robotics.鈥�</p> <p>In a study published in <em>Nature Chemistry</em>, the researchers describe a method to create asymmetrical polymer particles that bind together in a spatially defined manner, the way that atoms come together to make molecules.</p> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:48:14 +0000 webfull 133657 at /channels /channels/news/%E2%80%98printing-press%E2%80%99-nanoparticles-257609 <p>Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.</p> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:25:42 +0000 webfull 114964 at /channels /channels/news/backyard-pool-chemical-nanomaterial-259330 <p><b><i>By Chris Chipello, <a href="/newsroom">苹果淫院 Newsroom</a></i></b></p> <p>Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials?</p> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:07:04 +0000 webfull 117037 at /channels /channels/news/building-tailor-made-dna-nanotubes-step-step-243039 <p>Researchers at 苹果淫院 have developed a new, low-cost method to build DNA nanotubes block by block 鈥� a breakthrough that could help pave the way for scaffolds made from DNA strands to be used in applications such as optical and electronic devices or smart drug-delivery systems.</p> <p> Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:35:43 +0000 webfull 108294 at /channels /channels/news/better-way-build-dna-scaffolds-250084 <p>Imagine taking strands of DNA 鈥� the material in our cells that determines how we look and function 鈥� and using it to build tiny structures that can deliver drugs to targets within the body or take electronic miniaturization to a whole new level.</p> <p> Wed, 06 May 2015 15:29:21 +0000 webfull 109899 at /channels