Antimicrobial nanomaterials based on silver-modified zeolites harness the unique ion-exchange capacity and microporous architecture of zeolitic frameworks to deliver controlled quantities of silver ...

At Empa, an interdisciplinary research institute for materials science and technology within the ETH Domain, researchers are working on ways to kill harmful bacteria and viruses. In the Nanomaterials ...

The WHO estimated the annual mortality from drug-resistant diseases to be approximately 700,000, which could increase to 10 million annually by 2050 (World Health Organization, 2019). This major issue ...

It’s a January morning on the outskirts of St Gallen, and the streets are slushy with snow. This mixed residential and industrial zone is home to one of the three main sites of Empa, the ...

Food safety is being reshaped by nanotechnology, which offers new tools to detect, monitor, and control contaminants with greater speed, sensitivity, and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Despite significant progress in medical treatments of severe burn wounds, infection and subsequent sepsis persist as frequent causes of morbidity and mortality for burn victims.

Researchers from Nottingham Trent University have developed copper oxide nanoparticles that can be applied to medical devices to reduce the risk of infection following surgery. This research addresses ...

Our research lies at the interface of Organic Chemistry, Nanomaterials and Nanomedicine, We study the reactivities of perfluoroaryl azides as highly reactive singlet nitrene precursors as well as ...