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Detecting Subtle Changes in Cancer Cells with Nanofluidic Biopsy

By taking two standard laboratory techniques—capillary electrophoresis and antibody-based protein detection—and shrinking them to the nanoscale, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have ...

26 Jun 2009

New Sensing Method Relies On Nanoscale Holes Drilled Into A Microfluidic Device

A new sensing method that relies on nanoscale holes drilled into a microfluidic device also could add "faster" to the list of benefits afforded by microfluidics.

26 Jun 2009

Researchers Harness Nanoparticles To Track Changes in Cancer Cell

The more dots there are, the more accurate a picture you get when you connect them. Cancer researchers adopting that philosophy have developed a new imaging technology that could give scientists the ability to simultaneo...

26 Jun 2009

Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Closer Thanks to Multifunctional Nanoparticles

Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low survival rate (less than 5 percent after 5 years) because it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The initial symptoms, such as pain, jaundice, or weight loss, often do not...

26 Jun 2009

Computer-Guided Gold Nanoparticle Destroys Tumors

Gold nanoshells are among the most promising new nanoscale therapeutics being developed to kill tumors, acting as antennas that turn light energy into heat that cooks cancer to death. Now, a multi-institutional research ...

26 Jun 2009

Scientists Uncover Vital Role Of Water In The Generation Of The Antitumor Drug

An international team, led by Shingo Nagano from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima and Hiroyasu Onaka from Toyama Prefectural University, has uncovered the vital role of water in the generation of the antitumor drug staurosporine*.

26 Jun 2009

Nano-Sized Assassins Targeting Implant Bacteria

Infected implants now have a foe. Brown University researchers have created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a bacterial-produced film on prosthetics and kill the bacteria.

26 Jun 2009

Nanoscale Capsules Delivering Drugs With Almost 100 Percent Efficiency

It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream.

25 Jun 2009

Delivery Mechanisms for Large Molecule Drugs

Bharatbook.com included Delivery Mechanisms for Large Molecule Drugs report that discovers therapy areas which will benefit most from growth in the different technologies Emerging drug delivery technologies aim to im...

25 Jun 2009

Expert in Molecular and Medical Diagnostics Joins Shrink Nanotechnologies Board of Directors

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink") (OTCBB: INKN), an innovative platform nanotechnology company developing technologies for a number of diverse fields ranging from medical diagnostics to solar cell concen...

25 Jun 2009