Self-cleaning templates for nanoscale protein patterning

Throw away the detergent and forgo the elbow grease: pesky proteins can now be removed from surfaces by simply exposing them to light, thanks to a reusable titania template developed by A*STAR researchers ("Fabrication of Self-Cleaning, Reusable Titania Templates for Nanometer and Micrometer Scale Protein...
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Quantum dots light the way

Polymer nanoparticles that release medicine at controlled rates inside cells have the potential to enhance the efficacy of many clinical drugs. A*STAR researchers have now developed an eye-catching way to evaluate the performance of different polymer drug-delivery formulations using luminescent quantum dots as imaging labels ("Evaluation of Polymeric...
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Optical materials - Two crystals are better than one

A method for designing materials capable of slowing the propagation of light over a broad range of wavelengths has been developed by researchers at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing ("Broadband slow light in one-dimensional logically combined photonic crystals"). Combining photonic crystals can slow the propagation of light for applications...
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