According to the WHO, cardiovascular diseases (also known as heart diseases) is the #1 cause of death globally. We need to take care of our heart and continuously monitor for signs of heart disease. Tune in this Wednesday to our new episode to find out what Xia and colleagues developed to help us better monitor our heart health!

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NanoLife - where we discuss about our experiences as researchers and interview other scientists in the field of nanotechnology.

Are you thinking about pursuing a PhD? Still unsure what it's all about? In this episode we talk about our motivation, struggles, and experiences in research as PhD Candidates.

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NanoLife - where we discuss about our experiences as researchers and interview other scientists in the field of nanotechnology. 

Are you thinking about pursuing a PhD? Still unsure what it's all about? In this episode we talk about our motivation, struggles, and experiences in research as PhD Candidates. 

Our lit literature this week is from Dr. Mohsin and colleagues: 

Mohsin, M., Sardar, S., Hassan, M., Akhtar, N., Hassan, A., &  Sufyan, M. (2020). Novel, sustainable and water efficient nano bubble  dyeing of cotton fabric. Cellulose, 27(10), 6055–6064. 

They showcase awesome research on optimizing a nanobubble dye process for cotton fabrics! Tune in as we discuss more on this lit research!

Other references: 

Bauer Nanobubbles Very cool product! 

Regan, Helen. CNN. (2020). Asian rivers are turning black. And our colorful closets are to blame

Johnston, Emma Chong. South China Morning Post. (2020). How natural dyes could solve fashion industry’s polluting practices, and the brands in Southeast Asia leading the way

Kayer, Leon. TheGuardian. (2013) Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks (old article but still interesting)

University College Dublin. (2020). Researchers discover new method to generate nanobubbles in water 

(the paper referred to in the article: Ghaani, M. R., Kusalik, P. G., & English, N. J.. (2020). Massive  generation of metastable bulk nanobubbles in water by external electric  fields. Science Advances, 6(14), eaaz0094. )

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TEASER!

Our lit literature this week is from Dr. Mohsin and colleagues:

Mohsin, M., Sardar, S., Hassan, M., Akhtar, N., Hassan, A., &  Sufyan, M. (2020). Novel, sustainable and water efficient nano bubble  dyeing of cotton fabric. Cellulose, 27(10), 6055–6064.

Promotional trailer for IMNano and what it is all about!

The first season is releasing biweekly now!

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LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field.

In this episode, we look into work from Mei Dong and colleagues from Nanjing University who developed conductive hydrogels that can potentially act as implants for peripheral nerve injury!

LIT PAPER: Dong, M., Shi, B., Liu, D., Liu, J.-H., Zhao, D., Yu, Z.-H., Shen, X.-Q., Gan, J.-M., Shi, B.-L., Qiu, Y., Wang, C.-C., Zhu, Z.-Z., & Shen, Q.-D.. (2020). Conductive Hydrogel for a Photothermal-Responsive Stretchable Artificial Nerve and Coalescing with a Damaged Peripheral Nerve. ACS Nano, 14(12), 16565–16575. 

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Teaser for ep07 lit update on recent work in conductive hydrogels to replace injured peripheral nerves!

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LIT UPDATE - where we dissect a current science article and why it is important and relevant to the nano-field. 

In this episode, we look into work from Aso-sensei and colleagues from Osaka University, where they found a way to twist their molecules - know as oligothiophenes - in a way to make electrons travel fast!! 

LIT PAPER: Ie, Y., Okamoto, Y., Inoue, T., Seo, T., Ohto, T., Yamada, R., Tada, H.,  & Aso, Y. (2020). Improving Intramolecular Hopping Charge  Transport via Periodical Segmentation of π-Conjugation in a Molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 

Other sources: 

White paper: Organic Electronics for a Better Tomorrow: Innovation, Accessibility, Sustainability Chemical Sciences and Society Summit (CS3) San Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 2012 

Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires (Nanowerk News) Published December  29, 2020.  Accessed January 17, 2021

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Teaser for ep06 lit update on recent work in the hopping electrons field!!

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