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Nucleobase-Containing Triblock Copolymers as Templates for the Dispersion of Guest Molecules at the Nanoscale

Virginia Tech researchers announced last year that they had created a nanostructured membrane that incorporates DNA base pairs in order to impart molecular recognition and binding ability to the synthetic material. This ...

29 Mar 2007

Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles Used to Label Endothelial Progenitor Cells

To the delight of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, living cells gobbled up fluorine-laced nanoparticles without needing any coaxing. Then, because of the unusual meal, the cells were ...

29 Mar 2007

Nanocrystal Research May Lead to New Generation of Vaccines

Maren Roman is taking nanocrystal research to a new level that may lead to a new generation of vaccines and better computer printer ink. The assistant professor in the wood science and forest products department of t...

29 Mar 2007

Ultrathin, Nanoscale Films Composed of DNA for Gene Therapy

Gene therapy - the idea of using genetic instructions rather than drugs to treat disease - has tickled scientists' imaginations for decades, but is not yet a viable therapeutic method. One sizeable hurdle is getting ...

29 Mar 2007

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibit Toxic Effects on Neuronal Cells

Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that iron-containing nanoparticles being tested for use in several biomedical applications can be toxic to nerve cells and interfere with the formation of their signal-transmit...

29 Mar 2007

Nanoscale DNA Films Control Gene Therapy for More Targeted Disease Treatment

27 Mar 2007

Light Activated Molecular Scissors

Researchers in Japan have developed a pair of molecular-scale scissors that open and close in response to light. The tiny scissors are the first example of a molecular machine capable of mechanically manipulating molecul...

27 Mar 2007

New Drug Design - Acts as its Own Carrier!

The problem of efficiently delivering drugs, especially those that are hydrophobic or water-repellant, to tumors or other disease sites has long challenged scientists to develop innovative delivery systems that keep thes...

15 Mar 2007

MIT Chemical Engineers Step Closer to Theranostics

MIT researchers have created an inexpensive method to screen for millions of different biomolecules (DNA, proteins, etc.) in a single sample--a technology that could make possible the development of low-cost clinical bed...

14 Mar 2007

IBN Releases Educational Nano-Bio Kits

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is arming teachers here with new tools to revitalize their teaching of science in the classrooms. IBN has launched a series of educational Kits to help secondary s...

14 Mar 2007