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Scientists Design Endothelialized Microfluidic Device for Testing Nanomedicine

Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease. Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the conditions under which nanoparticles accumulate in the plaque-filled arteries of patients with atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 5 Feb 2014

Caltech Researchers Use High-Resolution Electron Microscopy to Study HIV Infection in the Gut

The human intestinal tract, or gut, is best known for its role in digestion. But this collection of organs also plays a prominent role in the immune system. In fact, it is one of the first parts of the body that is attacked in the early stages of an HIV infection. Knowing how the virus infects cells and accumulates in this area is critical to developing new therapies for the over 33 million people worldwide living with HIV.

31 Jan 2014

NanoViricides New R&D Lab and cGMP Clinical Production Facility in Shelton Nearing Completion

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") reported today that construction of the modern R&D Lab and cGMP Clinical Production facility in Shelton, CT, is nearing completion on schedule. The Company reports that the R&D lab section of the facility is nearing completion, slightly ahead of schedule. In addition, construction of the cGMP Clean Room Production Suite is expected to be completed in March, 2014, on schedule, and shortly thereafter, the project will enter facility testing and validation phase.

From NanoViricides, Inc 28 Jan 2014

Nanodiamond-Silk Structures Help Study Drug-Cell Reaction

Silk and diamonds aren't just for ties and jewelry anymore. They're ingredients for a new kind of tiny glowing particle that could provide doctors and researchers with a novel technique for biological imaging and drug delivery.

28 Jan 2014

Novel Method of Assembling ‘Building Blocks’ of Gold Nanoparticles for Delivery of Cancer Medications

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study, led by Warren Chan, Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research (CCBR), appears in an article in Nature Nanotechnology this week.

28 Jan 2014

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Biomarkers Used to Target Specific Cancer Cell Receptors

Manhattan Scientifics executed an agreement to collaborate with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to advance, demonstrate and validate a breakthrough technology developed by Edward R. Flynn, PhD, for the very early detection of cancer. Dr. Flynn is the founder and chief scientist of MHTX’s subsidiary, Senior Scientific LLC.

From Manhattan Scientifics Inc. 28 Jan 2014

Responsive Holograms Being Developed into Portable Medical Tests and Devices

Responsive holograms that change colour in the presence of certain compounds are being developed into portable medical tests and devices, which could be used to monitor conditions such as diabetes, cardiac function, infections, electrolyte or hormone imbalance easily and inexpensively.

23 Jan 2014

Rice University Researchers Report Novel Technique for Better Protein Capture

Rice University scientists have created a way to fine-tune a process critical to the pharmaceutical industry that could save a lot of time and money.

22 Jan 2014

Understanding Exosomes to Help Develop Screening Test for Bladder Cancer

Findings from a Loyola University Medical Center study ultimately could lead to tests to screen for and diagnose bladder cancer.

22 Jan 2014

Immune Modifying Nanoparticle Therapy Reduces Damage After Heart Attack

Cour Pharmaceutical Development Company, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced today the publication of new data in Science Translational Medicine that shows the potential of its proprietary therapy, known as Immune Modifying Nanoparticles (IMP), to reduce inflammation and promote tissue repair and regeneration in patients who have suffered a heart attack. More than 750,000 patients suffer from heart attacks & related complications each year.

22 Jan 2014

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Scientists Design Endothelialized Microfluidic Device for Testing Nanomedicine

Caltech Researchers Use High-Resolution Electron Microscopy to Study HIV Infection in the Gut

NanoViricides New R&D Lab and cGMP Clinical Production Facility in Shelton Nearing Completion

Nanodiamond-Silk Structures Help Study Drug-Cell Reaction

Novel Method of Assembling ‘Building Blocks’ of Gold Nanoparticles for Delivery of Cancer Medications

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Biomarkers Used to Target Specific Cancer Cell Receptors

Responsive Holograms Being Developed into Portable Medical Tests and Devices

Rice University Researchers Report Novel Technique for Better Protein Capture

Understanding Exosomes to Help Develop Screening Test for Bladder Cancer

Immune Modifying Nanoparticle Therapy Reduces Damage After Heart Attack

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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