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Miniature Super Magnets Could Help Advance Drug Delivery

Microscopic crystals could soon be transporting drugs within a person’s body, taking them directly to diseased organs. This was thought to be unachievable in the past, as the crystals, which possess special magnetic attributes, were so tiny that scientists were not able to manipulate their movement.

15 Nov 2016

Silver-Titanium Nanoparticle Coatings on Leather Could Improve Antimicrobial Properties

Traditional leather manufacturing requires the use of several toxic chemicals, such as halogenated flame retardants or organic antimicrobial solvents, which cause pollution.

10 Nov 2016

Employing Nanocellulose in Reinforced Plastics and Dental Regenerative Medicine

Imagine taking one of earth’s most abundant natural materials and extracting its strength to transform heaviest objects to be lightweight, to use as a substitute for synthetic materials, or to employ it in scaffolding to grow bone in oral health care, a rapidly growing area of science.

8 Nov 2016

Gold Nanoparticles Engineered to Deliver Two Lethal Shots to Cancer

A new laboratory research presented at the 2016 National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer conference talks about how tagging gold nanoparticles with a minute dose of radiation has been helpful in tracing the precious metal as it delivers a drug directly into the core of cancer cells.

8 Nov 2016

Application of Nanomaterials for Treatment of Neurological Disorders

The application of nanotechnology in the field of neuroscience poses numerous challenges.

2 Nov 2016

Nanoscience to Make Major Contributions in Health Care in the Coming Decade

Nanoscience research includes molecules that are only 1/100th the size of cancer cells and these molecules have the ability to improve the quality of our lives and our health.

27 Oct 2016

Cancer Treatment Could Be Improved by Imaging Where Nanomedicine Drugs Go in Body

Research has shown that nanomedicine has the potential to minimize the side effects of therapeutic drugs and help customize cancer treatments. There has been some progress with the first goal but not with the second goal of personalizing cancer treatments.

27 Oct 2016

Extremely Minute Extracellular Needle-Electrodes for Brain Mapping

Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering and the Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS) at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed needle-electrodes with a diameter of 5 µm on block modules with the dimensions 1 mm x 1 mm.

26 Oct 2016

Nanofiber Coating Eliminates Infections During Joint Replacements

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have conducted a proof-of-concept study with mice to show the potential of a novel coating prepared with antibiotic-releasing nanofibers to prevent certain acute bacterial infections caused during total joint replacement surgery.

25 Oct 2016