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Nanoparticles Mediate Therapeutic Protein Delivery for Brain Injury Treatment

New research discusses loading BDNF protein into biodegradable porous silicon nanoparticles to deliver the bioactive protein into injured brain tissues.

1 Sep 2022

Nanoparticles Enhance Vaccination Effect of Radiation Therapy

Although combining radiation therapy (RT) with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) could activate an in situ vaccine effect, RT limits the tumor antigen presentation and cannot overcome suppressive mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment (TME), limiting the vaccine effect.

31 Aug 2022

Using Nanoantibiotics to Counter Antibiotic Resistance Gains US Patent

Over 2.8 million Americans get antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections each year, and about 35,000 of those patients do not make it through their infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

30 Aug 2022

Novel Nanomedicine Strategy to Treat Ulcerative Colitis

In a recent study, scientists at Georgia State University’s Institute for Biomedical Sciences discovered a potential therapeutic approach for treating ulcerative colitis: oral delivery of lipid nanoparticles that target the colon with nucleic acids.

29 Aug 2022

Engineered Nanocatalysts Improve Cancer Therapy Clinical Safety

Researchers demonstrated the fabrication of surface-engineered ginsenoside Rg3-sheltered nanocatalysts with improved organ distribution, low toxicity, and increased in vivo efficacy.

25 Aug 2022

Multifunctional Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for HeLa Cell Drug Delivery

Researchers present multifunctional fluorescent nanodiamonds for drug delivery and real-time detection of free radicals.

24 Aug 2022

Nanomedicine Specifically Targets Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Researchers discussed the utility of neutrophil cell membrane coating of a self-assembly nanoconstruct to enable high specificity for triple-negative breast cancer treatment.

23 Aug 2022

Improving Dolutegravir Delivery For Pediatric HIV Patients

New research presents the fabrication of Dolutegravir-loaded chitosan nanoparticles with improved solubility and bioavailability for the treatment of pediatric HIV patients

23 Aug 2022

Nanomotor with Multiple Cancer Photo-Theranostic Functions

In a recent study, researchers proposed a dual-source powered Janus nanomotor containing multiple photo-theranostic functions, for example, photodynamic therapy (PDT), surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing, photothermal therapy (PTT) and fluorescence imaging/photoacoustic imaging (PAI)

18 Aug 2022

Certain Nanoplastics Can Cause Holes Between Endothelial Cells

The introduction of different nanoplastic forms, such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and anionic polystyrene (PS), causes damage to the vascular endothelial cadherin junctions.

16 Aug 2022