Home > Press > Nanotechnology nanoparticles as weapons against cancer
The amorphous nanoparticles dissolve very efficiently in the cell. Source: von Schirnding et al., Chem 2020
Abstract:
Many chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancers are associated with side-effects of varying severity, because they are toxic to normal cells as well as malignant tumors. This has motivated the search for effective alternatives to the synthetic pharmaceuticals with which most cancers are currently treated. The use of calcium phosphate and citrate for this purpose has been under discussion for some years now, since they lead to cell death when delivered directly into cells, while their presence in the circulation has little or no toxic effect. The problem consists in finding ways to overcome the mechanisms that control the uptake of these compounds into cells, and ensuring that the compounds act selectively on the cells one wishes to eliminate. Researchers in the Department of Chemistry at LMU
Home > Press > Stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices
A team of international researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has developed a self-powered, stretchable system that will be used in wearable health-monitoring and diagnostic devices.
CREDIT
Penn State College of Engineering
Abstract:
A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics.