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Nanofibers and Nanofilaments Offer Potential Solutions in Regenerative Medicine

According to Samuel I. Stupp, Ph.D., regenerative medicine can have a significant impact on healthcare cost and the quality of life.

27 Mar 2012

Blue Spark to Demonstrate Applications of Low-Voltage Printed Batteries at German Conference

Blue Spark Technologies, a provider of thin, environmentally friendly, flexible printed batteries, has disclosed that the company will participate in Printed Electronics Europe 2012.

27 Mar 2012

Novavax to Discuss Phase I Study Results of RSV Nanoparticle Vaccine at Turkey Conference

Louis F. Fries III, Vice President of Clinical and Medical Affairs at Novavax, will present the Phase I clinical study results of the company’s recombinant nanoparticle vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at the XIV International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections to be conducted from March 24 to 26, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.

From Novavax Inc. 26 Mar 2012

Nanoparticle Radiation Technique for Target-Specific Treatment of Brain Tumors

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have developed a nanoparticle radiation technique to deliver radiation straightaway to the brain tumor and make it stay there.

22 Mar 2012

Alnylam Starts Phase I Clinical Trial of Lipid Nanoparticle-Based ALN-TTR02

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in RNAi therapeutics, has begun the Phase I clinical trial of ALN-TTR02, which uses the company’s in-house second-generation lipid nanoparticle technology utilizing the MC3 lipid.

21 Mar 2012

Researchers Use Bacteria Inclusion Bodies as Natural Nanopills

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have designed a novel carrier called as ‘bacteria inclusion bodies’ to deliver proteins with therapeutic effects.

19 Mar 2012

Chitosan Nanoparticles for Wound Healing and Anti-Aging Applications

A research team comprising Mihaela Leonida and colleagues from the Fairleigh Dickinson University has reported a process for producing chitosan nanoparticles in the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials.

19 Mar 2012

Nanotechnology for Treating Cancer

Professor Mark Davis from the California Institute of Technology believes that nanotechnology is capable of revolutionizing the way of diagnosing, monitoring and treating cancer.

17 Mar 2012

Silver Nanoparticles Affect Testicular Cells

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health recently conducted a study to determine the effect of silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on testicular cells. They found that titanium dioxide nanoparticles caused comparatively lesser damage than silver nanoparticles.

15 Mar 2012

Researcher Investigates Nanoparticles to Destroy Tumors Non-Invasively

Professor Sotiris E. Pratsinis from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has been a visiting scientist at the Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) since January 2012 and carries out fundamental research on nanoparticles.

15 Mar 2012