Combining chemo- and photothermal therapy: gold nanoshells combine targeted chemotherapy with NIR-activated heat treatment

More Efficient Cancer Treatment

Production Of Nanopowders
Segmented flow tubular reactor used to produce nanopowders in a continuous process with excellent reproducibility

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All Sprayed at Once
One-step process gives cheap and versatile way of producing ultrathin coatings by simultaneous spraying of interacting substances

Surfaces and Interfaces
Innovative techniques allows the study of interfaces with great precision and could lead to rational design of catalytic materials

Nano Virus Detector
Detecting lethal viruses in blood samples at airports and other public places could help halt epidemics

Logical Solution
A molecular system that carries out a logic function could "calculate" which is the predominant ion in a mixed solution

Controlled Release
A clever study to investigate strain-controlled release of a payload by using polymer micro-reservoirs supported on a flexible substrate

Unexpected Pollutants
Metallic particles present in a firework, which are released in its smoke when it explodes, could pose a health risk, particularly to asthmatics

B. Z. Shakhashiri Voted ACS President
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, voted 2011 ACS President