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Nanodiamonds Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs Without the Negative Effects Associated with Current Cancer Drugs

Northwestern University researchers have shown that nanodiamonds - much like the carbon structure as that of a sparkling 14 karat diamond but on a much smaller scale -- are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs...

15 Oct 2007

Is Engineered Nanomaterial Exposure a Myth

Some nanotechnology fanciers suggest that, like proverbial birds of a feather, engineered nanoscale materials will flock - or clump - together. This tendency, they maintain, should reduce or eliminate risks as nanotechno...

12 Oct 2007

Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology Book Launched

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology to their offering. This book provides a comprehensive survey of nanotechnology that reviews recent advances in nanotechnolog...

10 Oct 2007

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job....

8 Oct 2007

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist for Environmental Defense offer the most up to date information o...

4 Oct 2007

California Department of Toxic Substances Control to Examine Risks of Manufacturing and Using Nanotechnology Related Products

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will address minimizing the environmental and human health risks associated with the manufacture and use of nanotechnology products. Nanotechnology is the abil...

3 Oct 2007

Nanotoxicology News

Nanodiamonds Deliver Chemotherapy Drugs Without the Negative Effects Associated with Current Cancer Drugs

Is Engineered Nanomaterial Exposure a Myth

Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology Book Launched

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

California Department of Toxic Substances Control to Examine Risks of Manufacturing and Using Nanotechnology Related Products

Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Cancer and Other Diseases Early

Convergence of Nanotechnology and Green Building is Creating Fresh Economic Opportunities and Environmental Benefits

Producing Tiny Factories From Micro Organisms

Growing Stem Cells and Other Tissue in the Laboratory Like they Grow in the Human Body

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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The Evolution of Lipid Nanoparticles

How Emulsion Electrospinning is Transforming Materials

What are Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles?

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: Overcoming Challenges in Air Sensitivity for Next-Generation Batteries