Auburn University researchers first to discover natural, metal nanoparticles in animal body; study has implications in restoring or enhancing sense of smell
The importance of the finding is that metal nanoparticles donate or accept many more electrons toward enzymatic reactions than available from single, metal ions.
- The importance of the finding is that metal nanoparticles donate or accept many more electrons toward enzymatic reactions than available from single, metal ions.
- "Therefore, metal nanoparticles, which can operate with many electrons, have an advantage over metal ions in smell enzymatic reactions."
- He says the advantages of natural zinc nanoparticles versus artificially engineered zinc nanoparticles are more stability and longer shelf life.
- June Lau then confirmed the presence of natural zinc metal nanoparticles in cilia by using electron microscopy and diffraction."