Daily Archives:April 11, 2016
Stellar dinosaurs in the prehistory of the Solar System
Prehistoric dinosaurs and the time when they were roaming the Earth have been discovered thanks to the bones we find and their radioactive content. In the same way, stars that lived before the formation of the Solar
Collagen V2.0: A system for re-engineering human type II collagen
Collagen is the main structural component in animals, making up approximately 30% of the total protein in our bodies. Collagen is an integral component of skin, tendon, bones, cartilage, and the placenta. Modern methods in cell biology
Music as a medicine for sudden hearing loss
突然的感音神经性听力loss (SSHL) is a disease that suddenly affects hearing in one ear without any special trigger and is often accompanied by tinnitus (a ringing in the ear), ear fullness, vertigo, dizziness. The rate of
Flares and pirouettes: the different moves of spinning bacteria
Bacteria often form together on surfaces in dense communities, known as biofilms. These cause medical and industrial problems because this lifestyle increases their resistance to disease and other stresses, making them difficult to remove. We aim to
How to avoid cisplatin associated hearing-loss using nanoparticles
Cisplatin (CDDP) is a highly effective chemotherapeutic agent against a variety of solid tumors including head and neck, lungs, ovary, bladder and testicles, however, it presents severe side-effects that affect kidney function, nervous system and hearing. There
Electrostatic charging of pharmaceuticals – a multifaceted phenomenon
Pharmaceutical solids are usually insulators and thus they are likely to carry an electrostatic charge during powder handling processes. Tribocharging is a popular phenomenon in pharmaceutical solids that arises from particle – particle and particle – wall
Paper-based sensor for on-site detection of hydrogen sulfate in water
In 2013 UNICEF reported that ca. 2200 children below 5 years old die every day of diarrheal diseases. This report also indicates that around 90% of these deaths are the consequence of unsafe drinking water. The detection
High-level incorporation of silver in gold nanoclusters for detecting hydrogen peroxide and herbicide
Recent advances in synthesizing noble metal nanoclusters (NCs), in particular Au and Ag NCs, offer a promising class of fluorescent probes for constructing optical sensors, which are expected to improve their features in terms of simplicity, photostability
Using computers to understand the deposition of pollutant and therapeutic aerosols in the human lungs
In an urban setting, suspended pollutant particles enter our lungs along with air we inhale. A good portion of them gets deposited on our airways, often inducing toxic effects. A young child or an elderly patient facing
