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Iridium-Coated Gold Nanoparticles as Probes for Optical Imaging of Blood Flow

Researchers have developed gold nanoparticles that can be coated to monitor the flow of blood in the smallest blood vessels inside the human body, where the size of the nanoparticles is not more than 100 nm.

11 Oct 2017

Nanopatch Vaccine Effectively Combats Polio Virus

With research headed by University of Queensland bioscience experts and funding provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the efforts to rid the world of polio have indeed taken another major step.

6 Oct 2017

Northwestern Honors MIT Chemical Engineer with Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine

Chemical engineer and prolific inventor Robert S. Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- known as the “Edison of medicine” -- is the recipient of the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine for 2017, Northwestern University’s International Institute for Nanotechnology announced today (Sept. 27).

28 Sep 2017

BR Nanoparticles Used in Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Cancer Therapy

Combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer was created by Sangyong Jon, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, along with his team using Bilirubin (BR) nanoparticles.

27 Sep 2017

Nano-Based Chemotherapy Targets Tumor Cells that Spread to Bone

Breast cancer that spreads usually infiltrates bone, causing fractures and severe pain. In such cases, chemotherapy is ineffective as the environment of the bone protects the tumor, even as the drug has toxic side effects elsewhere in the body.

26 Sep 2017

Study Shows 'Nano Footballs' Control Gene Behavior

A research team at the University of York has discovered that genes are regulated by unique structures called by ‘nano footballs’. Although these structures have similar appearance like footballs, they are 10 million times smaller than the average ball.

26 Sep 2017

DNA "Nanoscopy" Enables High-Fidelity Recording of Molecular Geometry

Researchers are relentlessly expanding their cache of techniques to decode the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes, they can currently visualize individual macromolecular components within protein, DNA, or other complexes.

26 Sep 2017

Indiana University Receives $4 Million NSF Grant to Develop Medical Nanotechnology

Indiana University has received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop nanoscale devices to enhance human health, including fighting cancer.

22 Sep 2017

Encapsulating Stem Cells in Nanogel Could Help Treat Heart Attack

Treatment options for heart disease and heart-related illnesses are still limited despite the fact that they are the main causes of death across the globe. Presently, one group reports in ACS Nano that it is possible to repair damage to the heart by encapsulating stem cells in a nanogel.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers Develop Capsules that Produce Bio-Molecule Glucose-6-Phosphate

Capsules capable of generating the bio-molecule glucose-6-phosphate that plays a vital role in metabolic processes have been successfully developed by researchers at the University of Basel. These researchers produced the metabolite in conditions extremely similar to the biochemical reaction inside natural cells. The findings have been published in Chemical Communications, a scientific journal.

20 Sep 2017