The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently announced a ban on using the antibacterial agent triclosan (and 18 other substances) in soaps, and then last week the issue of antibacterial resistance was discussed at the UN General Assembly. In this episode of the Sustainable Nano podcast, we talk with scientist Eric Melby about different types of antibacterial chemicals and why we should care about triclosan in the environment.
Month: September 2016
Nanopartículas que suministran fármacos a través de la piel
Blog original en ingles por Denise N. Williams Traducido por Joel Hernandez Editado por Becky Rodriguez ¿Sabía usted que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Cubre alrededor de 1,8 metros cuadrados1. Sirve …
Nanoparticles Delivering Drugs Through the Skin
by Denise Williams edited by Alicia McGeachy Did you know that the skin is the body’s largest organ? It covers about 1.8 square meters!1 It serves as the body’s outermost protective layer by limiting the …
Ep 4. Nano Superheros: At the Interface of Art and Science
In this episode, we interview the three high school student finalists from NSF’s Generation Nano contest about their amazing nanotechnology-based superheroes.
Ep 3. Nanoparticles in Electric Car Batteries: How Do We Study Sustainability?
In this episode, we talk about a recent research study that looked at how one type of battery nanomaterial affects bacteria called Shewanella oneidensis. We interview Mimi Hang and Ian Gunsolus, who were co-first authors of the study as graduate students in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology.
Ep 2. Viruses: Biology’s Nanoparticles
In this episode, we talk with scientist MG Finn about how viruses are like (and unlike) nanoparticles, and some of the ways researchers want to use viruses to fight disease.
Ep 1. Why Do We Care About Sustainable Nanotechnology?
On this first episode of our brand new podcast, we talk with the Director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, along with students, faculty, and a few complete strangers about some questions related to our Center’s research: What is nanotechnology? What is sustainability? And what does it mean when we put the two terms together?
It’s the Sustainable Nano Podcast Preview!
That’s right, Sustainable Nano is about to become a podcast! This new audio version of Sustainable Nano is launching next week. You can get a brief sample of what we have in store with this 3-minute preview …