Porous microparticles derived from Camellia sinensis tea buds were coated with magnetite nanoparticles to enable manipulation by magnet. The antibiotic ciprofloxacin was also embedded within the porous structures to Biocompatible micromotors derived from tea buds can be magnetically driven on a biofilm matrix and remove biofilms.
Precisely manipulating various liquids is essential in many fields and unlike solid objects, fluids are intrinsically divisible. Fluids are also sticky with appropriate functions for lossless manipulation to prevent loss and contamination.
An international team led by current and former McMaster University researchers has developed an artificial lung to support pre-term and other newborn babies in respiratory distress.
Researchers have fine-tuned an existing nanotechnology so that it can not only filter light in different colors, but also with different intensities. To show their new method in action, they used it to project a replica of Girl With a Pearl Earring.
