Tiny "Flasks" Speed Up Chemical Reactions
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 05:42
in Physics & Chemistry
A team at the Weizmann Institute of Science found that when spherical nanoparticles self-assembled into a cluster, empty spaces - "flasks" - formed between them, as between oranges packed in a case. They were able to produce a range of chemical reactions in the flasks that were 100 times faster than in solution. The many potential applications include drug delivery.