Bacteria are a major cause of infections and death in hospital settings, due—in part—to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance. In the United States, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are involved ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations. A team at Nottingham Trent University has led ...

Rice is the most important staple food for more than two billion population in the South-East Asian countries and Africa. Various diseases of the rice crop are major causes of yield losses that ...

Researchers show copper nanoparticles power UV SERS to detect key biochemical markers, a discovery that could pave the way to fast and reliable skin cancer diagnostics. (Nanowerk News) Lithuanian ...

The same elements can yield disparate nanoproducts that may elicit different harmful effects in cells and organisms. This study aimed to compare the effects of copper (Cu NPs) and copper oxide (CuO ...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...