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Certain Bacteria Deploy Aggression on the Nanoscale

A nano-machine cell killer: EPFL researchers decipher the attack strategy of certain bacteria, including the infamous Staphylococcus aureus.

6 Aug 2013

NanoViricides Enters Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") said it has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (“LRRI”). The Company intends to enter into a Master Services Agreement with LRRI for the IND-enabling efficacy studies of both its broad-spectrum injectable and oral FluCide® drug candidates. These studies will employ multiple unrelated subtypes and strains of Influenza A, including the novel H7N9 strain, the subtype which is currently circulating in China.

From NanoViricides, Inc 5 Aug 2013

Nanotech Opportunities in Biomedicine to be Presented at Institute National d'Optique Conference

Nano Labs Corp. is pleased to announce that Dr. Victor Castano, Chief Innovations Officer of Nano Labs, will be presenting "Nanotechnology and Photonics: Challenges and Opportunities in Biomedicine" today at the Institute National d'Optique conference in Montreal, Canada.

30 Jul 2013

Nano-Enhanced Microcavity Biosensor Used to Detect Single Cancer Marker Protein

Just months after setting a record for detecting the smallest single virus in solution, researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have announced a new breakthrough: They used a nano-enhanced version of their patented microcavity biosensor to detect a single cancer marker protein, which is one-sixth the size of the smallest virus, and even smaller molecules below the mass of all known markers.

25 Jul 2013

Gold Nanofibers Integrated With Cardiac Cells to Form Functional Engineered Tissues

Heart tissue sustains irreparable damage in the wake of a heart attack. Because cells in the heart cannot multiply and the cardiac muscle contains few stem cells, the tissue is unable to repair itself — it becomes fibrotic and cannot contract properly.

18 Jul 2013

Enzyme Nanocapsules in Sponge-Like Matrix May Help Treat Diabetes

Researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. The sponge expands and contracts in response to blood sugar levels to release insulin as needed. The technique could also be used for targeted drug delivery to cancer cells.

From North Carolina State University 18 Jul 2013

Polymeric Nanocapsules Support Reduction of Toxic Oxygen Compounds

Researchers at the University of Basel have successfully developed artificial organelles that are able to support the reduction of toxic oxygen compounds. This opens up new ways in the development of novel drugs that can influence pathological states directly inside the cell. The results have been published in the Journal «Nano Letters».

18 Jul 2013