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Passport for Nanoparticles to Deliver Drugs

The body's immune system exists to identify and destroy foreign objects, whether they are bacteria, viruses, flecks of dirt or splinters. Unfortunately, nanoparticles designed to deliver drugs, and implanted devices like pacemakers or artificial joints, are just as foreign and subject to the same response.

22 Feb 2013

Nano-Channels May Help Obtain Knot-Free DNA

The DNA, just like hair, has a tendency to become knotted, thus it may be useful to disentangle it.

22 Feb 2013

Nano-Electrode Implanted in the Brain Captures Signals from Nerve Cells

Electrodes operated into the brain are today used in research and to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s.

22 Feb 2013

John Hopkins Researcher Receives CAREER Award for Novel Nanostructures for Cancer Treatment

A Johns Hopkins engineer who is designing cancer-fighting nano-size structures that could assemble themselves and deliver treatment to diseased tissue has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

20 Feb 2013

New Set of Building Blocks Based on Nanoparticles and DNA

Northwestern University's Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has developed a completely new set of building blocks that is based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful structures.

18 Feb 2013

Mussel-Inspired Polymer Coating Helps Gold Nanorods Target Cancer Cells

When it comes to sticking power under wet conditions, marine mussels are hard to beat. They can adhere to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, sustaining their tenacious bonds in saltwater, including turbulent tidal environments.

18 Feb 2013

Northwestern University Researcher Develops Spherical Nucleic Acids Using Nanotechnology

Northwestern University's Chad A. Mirkin, a world-renowned leader in nanotechnology research and its application, has invented and developed a powerful material that could revolutionize biomedicine: spherical nucleic acids (SNAs).

16 Feb 2013

Researcher Works on Delivering Chemotherapeutics Using Nano-Vehicles for Cancer Treatment

Jeremy L. Steinbacher, PhD, is among a new generation of scientists trying to improve their aim and approach to killing cancer cells. The Canisius College professor of chemistry/biochemistry is working to develop biomedical agents that more accurately target and attack tumors.

15 Feb 2013

PI UK Launches Custom Turnkey System Design and Manufacture Service - PI Custom Motion Systems

The UK office of mechanical positioning technology manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) today announces the launch of PI Custom Motion Systems - a dedicated application and product customisation service to meet growing local demand for complete, bespoke, mechanical positioning systems that offer the highest possible accuracy and precision.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 13 Feb 2013

Tekmira Reports Key Milestones in Product Development

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, announced today its key product development, corporate, and partner milestones for 2013.

13 Feb 2013