Biomaterials – Page 24 – TechConnect Briefs

Determining the environmental benefit of artificial spider silk products

Lauterbach A.Y., Scheibel T., University of Bayreuth, DE

Spider silk is a highly interesting material with outstanding properties. Because the usage of natural spider silk for technical applications is not possible, the production of recombinant spider silk was established. This production process has [...]

Recent Results from Gas Loaded Nanoparticle-Type Cluster Power Units

Miley G.H., Kim K-J, Patel T.C., Lenuco LLC, US

This research is done in support of the development of modular 5 kW co-generation power LENR cells by LENUCO LLC. These modular units are stacked to provide powers up to 50 kW. A prototype unit [...]

Design and Testing of a High-Efficiency Hydrokinetic Turbine

Richard White E., Ferguson F.D., Asterita A.J., ViGYAN, Inc., US

There are numerous situations in which electrical power is required for remote locations not served by utilities or where existing electrical service is compromised. This paper addresses the feasibility of power extraction from local supplies [...]

A new strategy of using unstable offshore wind power by combination with pumped storage generation with reversible pump turbine

Zhai Y., Ma J., Mitobe M., Uehara S., Gon S., Sugawara A., Niigata University, JP

The cost of wind energy resources are low and it is abundant, with a characteristic of the energy saving and eco effect. But if large-scale wind power be merged into the power network directly, the [...]

Clean energies for sustainable development and built environment

Omer A.M., UON, UK

This study highlights the energy problem and the possible saving that can be achieved through the use of renewable energy technologies. Also, this study clarifies the background of the study, highlights the potential energy saving [...]

Renewable Energy Technologies & Bio Materials

Cellular uptake and cytotoxic effect of broccoli phytochemical based gold nanoparticles (B-AuNPs): Enhanced cancer therapeutic efficacy

Khoobchandani M., Katti K., Katti K.V., Zambre A., Katti K., Katti K.V., University of Missouri, US

The interaction phytochemicals from Broccoli with gold salt results in dual reduction and surface capping to produce well-defined stable and biocompatible gold nanoparticles. The core sizes of B-AuNPs are in the range of 10–20 nm [...]

pH Responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles Fabricated by Dispersion Polymerization as a Platform for the Delivery of Anticancer Drugs

Puri R., Berhe S., Akala E., Howard University, US

In diseased conditions such as tumors, pH is slightly more acidic than in the blood. The endocytic pathway of cells begin near the physiological pH of 7.4, but it drops to a lower pH of [...]

The Development of Stealth Poly-Ɛ-Caprolactone Nanoparticles For the Delivery of Bioactive Agents

Ogunwuyi O., Akala E., Howard University, US

Polyesters have gained a lot of prominence because of their use in drug delivery. They are the most widely used polymers in biomedical applications because they are biocompatible, non-immunogenic, non-toxic and are approved for use [...]

Synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymers to deliver HSP90 inhibitors for colorectal tumors

Lin C.Y., Shieh M.J., National Taiwan University, TW

In this article, we present pH-sensitive and small size nanoparticles as carrier to encapsulate 17-AAG. We anticipate that this platform will provide a new strategy for cancer therapy.