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Innovative Approach for Screening the Most Promising Nanoparticles for Medicine

Tiny, virus-sized elements or nanoparticles created in laboratory conditions are gaining in popularity in the field of biomedicine. This quickly-evolving technology provides hope for several medical applications, both for therapies and diagnosis.

6 Feb 2017

Hair Massage Enables Faster Delivery of Nanoparticle-Based Treatment to Roots

Shiny and smooth - this is how hair is visualized in advertisements for various shampoos. However, in reality, the surface of hair looks far more uneven when viewed by physicists under microscopes. The hair surface looks much more rugged, as it is formed of ratchet-like, saw-tooth scales.

30 Jan 2017

New Technique for Engraving Complex, Nanometric Patterns on Polymer Fibers

Scientists at EPFL’s Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices, which is operated by Fabien Sorin, have developed a new technique for imprinting nanometric patterns on the outside and inside of polymer fibers. These polymer fibers may be useful in a number of applications, for instance, to produce optical effect, guide nerve regeneration, and ultimately create smart bandages and artificial tissues.

25 Jan 2017

Berkeley Lab Experiments Highlight Most Active Areas of Reactions on Nanoscale Particles

A research team working at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel confirmed with a unique infrared probe that jagged surfaces and defects found at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are significant hot spots for chemical reactivity.

12 Jan 2017

Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems Help in Ophthalmic Development

Topically administered drug formulations (e.g. eye drops) are used to treat most ophthalmic diseases.

4 Jan 2017

Researchers Study Effectiveness of Nanohyperthermia in Softening Tumors

Efforts to defeat cancers are often hindered by the mechanical resistance of tumors and collateral damage of standard treatments. However, a group of researchers from the CNRS, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris Descartes University, and Paris Diderot University have successfully softened malignant tumors by heating them.

3 Jan 2017

Feeding Nanoparticles to Worms Helps Testing Biological Force Sensor Technology

Worms that are a millimeter-long and capable of digesting a nanoparticle-laced meal of their favorite bacteria could help to develop a way to see the working of cellular forces within human bodies and also in processes like cancer growth and wound healing.

3 Jan 2017