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American Biotech ASAP Antibacterial Silver Wound Dressing Gel Receives FDA Clearance

American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new class of products based on the company's patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(R), today announced that the company has obtained clearance by the U.S. Food ...

17 Nov 2009

Grant Hoping to Make Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging More Efficient and Simpler to Implement

Fluorescence lifetime imaging is a useful but relatively complex technique for probing the local microenvironment of a fluorescent molecule. The method can be used to help determine biochemical makeup of body tissues or measure distances between molecules on the nanometer scale.

17 Nov 2009

Capturing Tumor Cells in Bloodstream using Nanotechnology

Jin-Woo Kim, a biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas, is part of a cutting-edge nanotechnology research group that has discovered a way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream. The work could dramatically improve early cancer diagnosis and prevent deadly metastasis.

17 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Brings Big Improvement to Medical Imaging

If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important-especially if you are watching changes that take a long time to unfold and require high-spatial-resolution imaging.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Nov 2009

Single Molecule Spectroscopy Reveals How Genetic Materials is Unwrapped

The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but is bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes that could well play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic material first needs...

17 Nov 2009

Innovative Test Requires Only One Step and a Microscopically Small Amount of Sample

IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease.

16 Nov 2009

ACS Releases Inventories of What Stood Out in 2009 and Holds Promise for the Year Ahead

A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido a...

From American Chemical Society 16 Nov 2009

System Ideal for Multidimensional Live Cell Observations

The detection and documentation of low light fluorescence signals in live cell experiments is a particular challenge for digital cameras. To meet this demand, Leica Microsystems adds the new Leica DFC345 FX to its portfo...

16 Nov 2009

The Dedicated BABB Objective Lens for Neuroscience and Developmental Biology

Leica Microsystems expands its wide range of objective lenses for confocal microscopy by the new objective Leica HCX APO L20x/0.95 IMM for deep imaging.

16 Nov 2009

Tackling Challenges in Rapid DNA Sequencing and Potential Health Risks of Nanotechnology

Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.

16 Nov 2009

Nanomedicine News

American Biotech ASAP Antibacterial Silver Wound Dressing Gel Receives FDA Clearance

Grant Hoping to Make Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging More Efficient and Simpler to Implement

Capturing Tumor Cells in Bloodstream using Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Brings Big Improvement to Medical Imaging

Single Molecule Spectroscopy Reveals How Genetic Materials is Unwrapped

Innovative Test Requires Only One Step and a Microscopically Small Amount of Sample

ACS Releases Inventories of What Stood Out in 2009 and Holds Promise for the Year Ahead

System Ideal for Multidimensional Live Cell Observations

The Dedicated BABB Objective Lens for Neuroscience and Developmental Biology

Tackling Challenges in Rapid DNA Sequencing and Potential Health Risks of Nanotechnology

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

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

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

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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