Surface science news, July 2021

simple, cheap, biocompatible cell culture substrate uses gold nanorods to unlock stem cells in large numbers for regenerative medicine

Researchers have confirmed that antimony is a topological material, and explored how its bulk and surface electrons respond to an external stimulus.

Using various forms of evidence, researchers have shown that uranium ditelluride displays many of the hallmarks of a topological superconductor.

Researchers used a novel imaging technique to obtain a high-resolution snapshot that reveals how ligands bind to the surface of nanoparticles.

functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles or SPIONs capture plastic waste particles from contaminated water

By using thin strips of lithium as the anode, researchers have created a lithium-metal battery that lasts for an unprecedented 600 cycles.

paper offers a cheap, flexible and biodegradable alternative substrate to silicon for simple electronic devices like disposable sensors

Researchers have found that a common material analysis technique can give misleading results due to an erroneous assumption during calibration.

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