by | Aug 24, 2020 | Kharasch, Evan, Morrissey, Jeremiah, Singamaneni, Srikanth, Wang, Congzhou
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An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed low-cost, easy-to-use, nanoparticles that can preserve antibodies, proteins and other biological molecules without refrigeration. This technology employs metal organic frameworks (MOF) that can be used in two w…
by | Apr 29, 2020 | Bach, Richard, Boyle, Walter
— Background: Cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial injury (AMI), is responsible for over 610,000 deaths per year in the US making it the number one cause of death. The gold standard for AMI diagnosis relies on determination of the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) plasma level. The rise in the l…
by | Apr 9, 2020 | Jiang, Qisheng, Jun, Young-Shin, Singamaneni, Srikanth, Wu, Xuanhao
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Engineers in Prof. Young-Shin Jun’s laboratory and Prof. Singamaneni’s laboratory have developed high performance, stable membrane materials that can be used for photothermal membrane distillation (PMD) to purify or desalinate water with minimal input of electric…
by | Feb 27, 2020 | Jun, Young-Shin, Jung, Haesung
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Engineers in Prof. Young-Shin Jun’s laboratory have developed a cost-effective, fast, green chemistry process to produce birnessite (δ-MnO2) nanosheets with naturally abundant resources. This method uses sunlight and nitrate to oxidize Mn2+ (aq) to Mn (IV) and ha…
by | Nov 14, 2019 | Biswas, Pratim, Raliya, Ramesh
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Engineers in Prof. Pratim Biswas’ laboratory have developed a nanoparticle fertilizer that increases phosphorus uptake and plant yield while reducing environmental damage and strain on natural resources.
Increasing global food demand has prompted the large-scale use o…