Researchers produce special nanoparticles and reveal their inner structure for the first time
New single-chain nanoparticles could be used in medicine or as nanoreactors in which chemical reactions take place
Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) show in a recent study. The researchers have also been the first to fully determine the particles internal structure. Their results were published in the renowned journal Angewandte Chemie .
Single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) are an attractive material for chemical and biomedical applications. They are created from just a single chain of molecules that folds into a particle whose circumference measures three to five nanometres. Because they are so small, they can travel everywhere in the human body and be used for a wide variety of purposes, says Professor Wolfgang Binder from the Institute of Chemistry a
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Dye-Based Nanoparticles Could be Used in New Imaging Techniques
Written by AZoNanoFeb 9 2021
In a new study, physicists and chemists from Martin Luther University (MLU) have demonstrated a new approach in which tiny nanoparticles can be equipped with dyes and how these particles could be used in novel imaging techniques.
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Image Credit: Nia Visual/Shutterstock
The research team was also the first to fully establish the internal structure of the particles. The study results were published in the leading journal,
Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Single-chain nanoparticles, or SCNPs, are fascinating materials for biomedical and chemical applications. These particles are produced from only a single chain of molecules that folds into a single particle, the circumference of which measures just 3 to 5 nm.
Tiny nanoparticles can be furnished with dyes and could be used for new imaging techniques, as chemists and physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) show in a recent study. The researchers have also been the first to fully determine the particles internal structure. Their results were published in the renowned journal