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Scientists Develop Nanoparticle Carriers to Treat Connective Tissue Disorders

Professor Kristi Kiick from the University of Delaware (UD) is heading a collaborative study to develop new drug delivery systems that can enhance treatment for various diseases, like osteoarthritis or the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis, that impact connective tissues.

9 Oct 2020

New Lab-on-a-Chip can Help Reduce Resistance to Cancer Therapies

Computer scientists, electrical engineers, and biomedical engineers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new lab-on-a-chip that can help examine tumor heterogeneity to decrease resistance to cancer treatments.

8 Oct 2020

Integrating 2D Material into Specially Developed Glass Fibers

At the latest since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research on graphene in 2010, 2D materials - nanosheets with atomic thickness - have been a hot topic in science.

8 Oct 2020

Engineers Develop Plant-Based Spray for Use in Energy Devices and N95 Masks

Engineers have developed a new method to spray very thin wires produced from a plant-based material.

8 Oct 2020

The Promising Properties of 4D Nanomaterials for Tumor Treatment Revealed in a Study Published in ACS Nano

A research team of the University of Padua publishes an article in "ACS Nano" which explains how inorganic nanoparticles based on an alloy of gold and iron, two biocompatible elements and therefore particularly suitable for applications in the biomedical field, are able to biodegrade spontaneously in living organisms.

8 Oct 2020

Introducing the OpenStand Motorized Optical Stand from Prior Scientific

The OpenStand Motorized Optical Stand from Prior Scientific

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 7 Oct 2020

New Approach to Turn Off Genes in Bone Marrow Cells Using Nanoparticles

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells.

6 Oct 2020

Novel Method for Fabricating Nanoparticles from a Self-Assembling Polymer

Northwestern University researchers are casting a net for nanoparticles.

6 Oct 2020

Diamonds can Conduct Electricity When Deformed at the Nanoscale

According to predictions from a new study performed by an international group of researchers, diamond can conduct electricity similar to metals when it is deformed to nanoscale strains.

6 Oct 2020

Researchers Use Charged Nanoscale MOFs and X-Rays to Kill Cancer Cells

The heterogeneity of cancer cells themselves is one of the main difficulties faced in the development of effective and targeted treatments for cancer.

5 Oct 2020

Graphene Used to Design Circuit Capable of Producing Clean, Limitless Power

Physicists from the University of Arkansas have successfully built a circuit that can capture graphene’s thermal motion and turn it into electrical current.

5 Oct 2020

Smarter Materials and Cars of the Future: OCSiAl Opens Its First Graphene Nanotube R&D Center in Europe

OCSiAl has opened its state-of-the-art R&D and technical support center designed to develop next gen materials with graphene nanotubes. The new center is located in Luxembourg – a hub for advanced technology companies, providing a home to innovative research institutes and global manufacturers.

From OCSiAl 5 Oct 2020

Zebrafish Embryos Reveal the Journey of Nanoparticles Travelling Through the Blood

A variety of nanoparticles are designed for targeted drug delivery, but unfortunately only a very small proportion of the injected nanoparticles reach the target site such as solid tumours.

1 Oct 2020

Zebrafish Embryo Model Helps Understand the Workings of Nanoparticles in Blood

When nanoparticles are injected into the bloodstream, for instance, to kill solid tumors, it is not known what exactly happens to them.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers Study the Properties of Metal Nanoparticles Placed on Multicomponent Glasses

Researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in collaboration with colleagues from the Alferov University, Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering RAS and University of Technology of Troyes have registered the formation of silver nanoparticles in an ion-exchanged glass as a result of infrared laser irradiation.

30 Sep 2020