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Business Card-Sized Device Tests for Viral and Bacterial Infection, Insulin with One Drop of Blood

A new device about the size of a business card could allow health care providers to test for insulin and other blood proteins, cholesterol, and even signs of viral or bacterial infection all at the same time—with one drop of blood. Preliminary tests of the V-chip, created by scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center, were published last night by Nature Communications.

20 Dec 2012

Carbon-Nanotube-Coated Ultrasound Acts as Invisible Knife for Noninvasive Surgery

A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ultrasound approach say it could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery.

20 Dec 2012

Aphios Awarded US Patent Covering Nanoencapsulation of Therapeutic Proteins

Aphios Corporation today announced that it received notification of allowance for a United States Patent entitled “Polymer Microspheres/Nanospheres and Encapsulating Therapeutic Proteins Therein” for the oral delivery of insulin.

From Aphios Corporation 18 Dec 2012

New Study Demonstrates Rapid TB Detection Capability of NanoLogix's BioNanoPore Technology

An independent third-party study by one of the foremost Biomedical Research centers in the U.S. has demonstrated that NanoLogix's BioNanoPore (BNP) Ultra-Fast Identification Technology enables detection of live Tuberculosis cultures in five days as opposed to two+ weeks with traditional methods.

From NanoLogix 17 Dec 2012

Novel Nanoparticles for Easier Biomarker Detection

Finding ways to diagnose cancer earlier could greatly improve the chances of survival for many patients. One way to do this is to look for specific proteins secreted by cancer cells, which circulate in the bloodstream. However, the quantity of these biomarkers is so low that detecting them has proven difficult.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17 Dec 2012

Nano-Scopic Foam Biomaterial with Appropriate Stickiness helps Stem Cells Growth

Randomly distributed sticky spots which are integral to the development of stem cells by maximising adhesion and acting as internal scaffolding have been artificially recreated by experts from the University of Sheffield for the first time.

15 Dec 2012

ASME Global Congress on Nano-Engineering for Medicine and Biology to be Held in February, 2013

The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB 2013) will be held Feb. 4-6, 2013, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Mass.

15 Dec 2012

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Creates New Division to Expand Biotech Commercialization Services

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has created a new operating division to translate its academic and clinical research and discoveries into marketable products and services that will benefit patients. The new enterprise, Wake Forest Innovations, is being led by Chief Innovation Officer Eric Tomlinson, DSc, and Ph.D., who is also President of the Piedmont Triad Research Park.

13 Dec 2012

Nanoroughened Surfaces Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

A glass plate with a nanoscale roughness could be a simple way for scientists to capture and study the circulating tumor cells that carry cancer around the body through the bloodstream.

12 Dec 2012

FDA Clears Nanosphere’s C.difficile Test

Nanosphere, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnostics systems, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance permitting marketing of its C.difficile test on the automated sample-to-result Verigene® System.

11 Dec 2012

Nanomedicine News

Business Card-Sized Device Tests for Viral and Bacterial Infection, Insulin with One Drop of Blood

Carbon-Nanotube-Coated Ultrasound Acts as Invisible Knife for Noninvasive Surgery

Aphios Awarded US Patent Covering Nanoencapsulation of Therapeutic Proteins

New Study Demonstrates Rapid TB Detection Capability of NanoLogix's BioNanoPore Technology

Novel Nanoparticles for Easier Biomarker Detection

Nano-Scopic Foam Biomaterial with Appropriate Stickiness helps Stem Cells Growth

ASME Global Congress on Nano-Engineering for Medicine and Biology to be Held in February, 2013

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Creates New Division to Expand Biotech Commercialization Services

Nanoroughened Surfaces Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

FDA Clears Nanosphere’s C.difficile Test

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

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

Scientists Create the Largest Atomically Thin Gold Films to Make Electronics Weightless and Invisible

Sustainable ZnO Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Cleanup

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

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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