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New Molecule-Selective Technology Can Make Biopsies Painless and Non-Invasive

Biopsies in the future may be painless and noninvasive, thanks to smart laser technology being developed at Michigan State University.

1 Feb 2011

FDA Approves First Clinical Trial of Brightly Glowing Nanoparticles in Humans

"Cornell Dots" – brightly glowing nanoparticles – may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the ...

1 Feb 2011

Magnetic Nanoparticle Approach for Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer

The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a mere 29 to 230 nanometers ...

1 Feb 2011

Using Nanoencapsulation Technique to Improve Solubility of Anti-Cancer Medications

Scientists are reporting successful application of the technology used in home devices to clean jewelry, dentures, and other items to make anticancer drugs like tamoxifen and paclitaxel dissolve more easily in body fluids, so they can better fight the disease.

From American Chemical Society 28 Jan 2011

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option -- one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device to remove a large portion of the free-floating cancer cells that often create secondary tumors.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 27 Jan 2011

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel system for delivery of growth factors to chronic wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers. In their work published in the Jan. 18...

27 Jan 2011

New Breast On-a-Chip Model to Test Nanomedical Approaches for Cancer Treatment

Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed "breast on-a-chip" that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer.

25 Jan 2011

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

Ebola, a virus that causes deadly hemorrhagic fever in humans, has no known cure or vaccine. But a new study by University of Illinois at Chicago scientists has uncovered a family of small molecules which appear to bi...

20 Jan 2011

Two Major European Players in Nanomedicine Introduces Nanomed TV

Nanomed TV foresees to become the main hub for Nanomedicine thanks to its initiators, two major European players in nanomedicine: the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN) and Nanobiotix. Nanomed TV will make information accessible, aiming at answering what people need and wish to know about Nanomedicine.

From Nanobiotix 20 Jan 2011

Atoll Develops Chromatography Platform to Accelerate Biopharmaceutical Production Processes

Atoll GmbH has developed a miniaturised chromatography platform that facilitates and accelerates complex biopharmaceutical production processes. Process developers from research and development laboratories around the...

20 Jan 2011

Nanomedicine News

New Molecule-Selective Technology Can Make Biopsies Painless and Non-Invasive

FDA Approves First Clinical Trial of Brightly Glowing Nanoparticles in Humans

Magnetic Nanoparticle Approach for Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer

Using Nanoencapsulation Technique to Improve Solubility of Anti-Cancer Medications

Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

New Breast On-a-Chip Model to Test Nanomedical Approaches for Cancer Treatment

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

Two Major European Players in Nanomedicine Introduces Nanomed TV

Atoll Develops Chromatography Platform to Accelerate Biopharmaceutical Production Processes

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

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

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Novel Nanobody Inhibitors Against Ebola Virus: Nanosota-EB1 and Nanosota-EB2

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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