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Nanofiber Mesh for Wrapping Injured Nerve and Promoting Regeneration

A NIMS-Osaka University collaborative research team created a mesh that can be wrapped around injured peripheral nerves to help their regeneration and repair their functions.

1 Mar 2017

New Nanofiber Matrix to Help Produce Improved Quality Stem Cells for Disease Treatment

Culturing a large number of healthy human stem cells may soon be possible using a matrix composed of gelatin nanofibers on a synthetic polymer microfiber mesh.

15 Feb 2017

Miniature Magnetic Implant for Drug Delivery

A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia have created a magnetic drug implant that could offer an alternative for patients having to take several pills or intravenous injections. This implant is the first of its kind in Canada.

14 Feb 2017

Safe Delivery of Therapeutic Genes by DNA Barcoding

Researchers used small snippets of DNA as “barcodes” to develop a new technique for rapidly screening the capability of nanoparticles to selectively deliver therapeutic genes to particular organs of the body. This new technique succeeded in accelerating the development and use of gene therapies for Parkinson’s disease, cancer and heart disease.

8 Feb 2017

New Nano MRI Lamp May Help Overcome Limitations in MRI Diagnosis

A new technology platform, the Nano MRI Lamp, is capable of tuning the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals "ON" only in the vicinity of the targeted disease. This platform was developed by a research team led by Cheon Jinwoo at the Center for Nanomedicine, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS).

7 Feb 2017

Innovative Approach for Screening the Most Promising Nanoparticles for Medicine

Tiny, virus-sized elements or nanoparticles created in laboratory conditions are gaining in popularity in the field of biomedicine. This quickly-evolving technology provides hope for several medical applications, both for therapies and diagnosis.

6 Feb 2017

Hair Massage Enables Faster Delivery of Nanoparticle-Based Treatment to Roots

Shiny and smooth - this is how hair is visualized in advertisements for various shampoos. However, in reality, the surface of hair looks far more uneven when viewed by physicists under microscopes. The hair surface looks much more rugged, as it is formed of ratchet-like, saw-tooth scales.

30 Jan 2017

New Technique for Engraving Complex, Nanometric Patterns on Polymer Fibers

Scientists at EPFL’s Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices, which is operated by Fabien Sorin, have developed a new technique for imprinting nanometric patterns on the outside and inside of polymer fibers. These polymer fibers may be useful in a number of applications, for instance, to produce optical effect, guide nerve regeneration, and ultimately create smart bandages and artificial tissues.

25 Jan 2017

Berkeley Lab Experiments Highlight Most Active Areas of Reactions on Nanoscale Particles

A research team working at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel confirmed with a unique infrared probe that jagged surfaces and defects found at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are significant hot spots for chemical reactivity.

12 Jan 2017