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Nanotechnology Extending Longevity of Dental Fillings

Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevity.

1 Jul 2009

New Technique Enables Faster Characterization Of Metal Nanoparticles

Using an Andor Technology Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera in combination with an imaging spectrograph and a sheath flow cuvette, researchers at the La Jolla Bioengineering Institute in California, have been able ...

1 Jul 2009

Former CEO of Roche Molecular Diagnostics Joins Shrink Nanotechnologies

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., a platform nanotechnology company developing technologies for a number of diverse fields ranging from medical diagnostics to solar cell concentrators, announced that Heiner Dreismann, Ph.D....

1 Jul 2009

Grant To Study How Molecules Penetrate The Natural Barrier Of A Cell Membrane

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded chemist Dr Alexander Kros from University of Leiden a Starting Independent Researcher Grant of 1.4 million euro. He will be using the grant to study how molecules penetrate the natural barrier of a cell membrane.

30 Jun 2009

Researchers Develop Anti-Infection Technology Involving Microcapsules And Nanotechnology

Combat-related injuries have long plagued the military in part because of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Imagine being able to spray a compound fracture with microcapsules that deliver a drug to bolster the immune system,...

30 Jun 2009

Discovery Of Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles May Ultimately Track The Uptake Of Drugs By The Body's Cells

Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells.

30 Jun 2009

Latest Progress And Main Principles In Designing Nanoscale Molecular Architectures

A nanotech book just published by the Royal Society of Chemistry discusses the latest progress and main principles in designing nanoscale molecular architectures.

29 Jun 2009

Tel Aviv University Develops Superior Method For Coating Orthopaedic And Dental Implants

Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Noam Eliaz of the TAU School of Mechanical Engineering has developed an electrochemical process for coating metal implants which vastly improves their functionality, longevity and integration into the body.

29 Jun 2009

Abraxis Offering New Treatment Option for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), an integrated biotechnology company, today announced the listing of ABRAXANE® for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-...

29 Jun 2009

UQ Nanotechnology Professor Generates First Australian Vaccine Against Swine Flu Virus

The University of Queensland has produced the first Australian batch of a new candidate vaccine against the H1N1 "swine flu" virus. Professor Anton Middelberg, from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, said the vaccine matched the virus found in the first US case of swine flu, a 10-year-old boy in San Diego.

28 Jun 2009