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New Way Utilizes Nanoparticles to Deliver Vaccines Directly to the Lymph Nodes

Many vaccines, including those for influenza, polio, and measles, consist of a killed or disabled version of a virus. However, for certain diseases, this type of vaccine is ineffective, or just too risky.

18 Feb 2014

Researchers Report Novel Method Using Nanofiber Films to Treat Glioblastoma Cancer

One factor that makes glioblastoma cancers so difficult to treat is that malignant cells from the tumors spread throughout the brain by following nerve fibers and blood vessels to invade new locations.

17 Feb 2014

Nanodiamond-Drug Compound Embedded in Contact Lenses May Help Improve Treatment for Glaucoma

By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness.

From University of California, Los Angeles 14 Feb 2014

Method to Characterize Physical Size and Elemental Composition of Nanoparticles Wins ABC Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Sherrie Elzey (32) and De-Hao Tsai (37) as the recipients of its Best Paper Award 2013. Elzey and Tsai are lead authors of a paper published in ABC which presents the development of a method to simultaneously characterize the size and elemental composition of nanoparticles, especially those used for nano therapeutics.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 14 Feb 2014

Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs to Specifically Targeted Cancer Cells

Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.

14 Feb 2014

Nanotechnology, Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering Techniques Combined to Build Hybrid Biological/Non-Biological System

Finding a practical way prevent the transmission of HIV, developing a reliable way to detect tuberculosis while a patient is in the doctor’s office and understanding the complexities of schizophrenia are among the 26 research projects that the National Institutes of Health is funding at the University of Central Florida.

13 Feb 2014

New Report on Emerging Drug Delivery Technologies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of Emerging Drug Delivery Technologies, Profiles of Start-ups and Early-Stage Companies" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2014

PDS Biotechnology Initiates Vaccination Trial with PDS0101 Nanotechnology Vector for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

PDS Biotechnology Corp., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immunotherapy treatments for cancer and other chronic diseases, as well as novel preventive vaccines, today announced that the first patient has been successfully vaccinated with PDS0101 in a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

12 Feb 2014

Sorrento to Present Study Results of Nanoparticle Form of Paclitaxel in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Sorrento), a late-stage clinical oncology company developing new treatments for cancer and associated pain, today announced that it will present results of preclinical and Phase II clinical studies of Cynviloq™ in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer at the Beaujon International Conference: Cutting Edge in Liver and Pancreatic Tumors in Paris, France on February 13, 2014.

12 Feb 2014

‘Self-Assembled Multivalent' Approach to Nanomedicine

A University of York scientist's experience in seeing his partner in hospital recovering from a double lung transplant prompted him to design and synthesise new chemical agents that could revolutionise post-operative patient care.

12 Feb 2014

Nanomedicine News

New Way Utilizes Nanoparticles to Deliver Vaccines Directly to the Lymph Nodes

Researchers Report Novel Method Using Nanofiber Films to Treat Glioblastoma Cancer

Nanodiamond-Drug Compound Embedded in Contact Lenses May Help Improve Treatment for Glaucoma

Method to Characterize Physical Size and Elemental Composition of Nanoparticles Wins ABC Best Paper Award

Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs to Specifically Targeted Cancer Cells

Nanotechnology, Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering Techniques Combined to Build Hybrid Biological/Non-Biological System

New Report on Emerging Drug Delivery Technologies

PDS Biotechnology Initiates Vaccination Trial with PDS0101 Nanotechnology Vector for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Sorrento to Present Study Results of Nanoparticle Form of Paclitaxel in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

‘Self-Assembled Multivalent' Approach to Nanomedicine

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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