How do cells “decide” whether they proliferate or enter quiescence? Recent trials on cells’ reproductive behavior may answer this question.
Author: Ehsan Moaseri
Next generation of carbon dioxide sorbents
Let’s explore the next generation of CO2 sorbents!
Ultrathin Graphene Nanofiltration Membrane for Water Purification
Authors: Yi Han, Zhen Xu , and Chao Gao DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201202601 By: Ehsan Moaseri, Behzad Changalvaie It is predicted that in near future, clean water may become a scarce resource due to rapid population growth, climate change, and growing demands. Therefore, many investigators have focused their…
Nanosizing: a formulation approach for poorly-water-soluble compounds
Authors: Elaine Merisko-Liversidge , Gary G. Liversidge, Eugene R. Cooper European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 18 (2003) 113–120 By: Ehsan Moaseri – Behzad Changalvaie There is a very high percentage of active substances, which are poorly water soluble and therefore, efficient delivery of the drug…
Duality of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy
Title: Duality of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy: Amplification of Heating Efficiency by Magnetic Hyperthermia and Photothermal Bimodal Treatment Authors: Ana Espinosa, Riccardo Di Corato, Jelena Kolosnjaj-Tabi, Patrice Flaud, Teresa Pellegrino, and Claire Wilhelm DOI 10.1021/acsnano.5b07249 By: Ehsan Moaseri – Behzad Changalvaie In our previous…
Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) using gold nanoparticles
Title: Plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) using gold nanoparticles Authors: Xiaohua Huang, Prashant K. Jain, Ivan H. El-Sayed, Mostafa A. El-Sayed By: Ehsan Moaseri – Behzad Changalvaie Cancer therapeutics have been a principal part of biomedical research in the past two decades. A significant portion of this…
Imaging Oil Reservoirs Using Ultra-stable Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Contrasting Agents
Title: Adsorption of iron oxide nanoclusters stabilized with sulfonated copolymers on silica in concentrated NaCl and CaCl2 brine Authors: Hitesh G. Bagaria , Bethany M. Neilson , Andrew J. Worthen , Zheng Xue , Ki Youl Yoon, Victoria Cheng, Jae Ho Lee, Sindhuja Velagala, Chun Huh,…
Future of Cancer Therapy: Advanced Functional Nanomaterials to Image and Deliver Drugs into Tumors
Title: Controlled Assembly of Biodegradable Plasmonic Nanoclusters for Near-Infrared Imaging and Therapeutic Applications Authors: Jasmine M. Tam, Justina O. Tam, Avinash Murthy, Davis R. Ingram, Li Leo Ma, Kort Travis, Keith P. Johnston, and Konstantin V. Sokolov Journal: ACS Nano Gold has been historically a great…