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Body on a Chip Chemical/Biological Countermeasure Project Lead by Wake Forest Baptist

Whether it's the Ebola virus or Sarin and Ricin, a key to responding to chemical or biological attacks is having effective antidotes at the ready. To accelerate the development of new therapies, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine is leading a unique $24 million federally funded project to develop a "body on a chip" that will be used to develop these countermeasures.

11 Sep 2013

New Mechanism for Extracting Energy from Light Using Plasmonic Nanostructures

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new mechanism for extracting energy from light, a finding that could improve technologies for generating electricity from solar energy and lead to more efficient optoelectronic devices used in communications.

10 Sep 2013

Stanford Researchers Use DNA to Assemble Graphene Transistor

DNA is the blueprint for life. Could it also become the template for making a new generation of computer chips based not on silicon, but on an experimental material known as graphene?

7 Sep 2013

NWU to Study Nano-Entrapment Technology-Based Phytofare Topical Cream

Plandaí Biotechnology, Inc., a producer of highly bioavailable plant extracts for industries including health, wellness, nutriceutical, and pharmaceutical, today announced that it has engaged North-West University, a leading medical research facility in Potchefstroom, South Africa, to conduct several clinical studies involving Phytofare™ Pheroid™ Topical Catechin Complex ("ph2TM"), a new topical cream based on the nano-entrapment technology developed by Prof. Anne Grobler at NWU and recently licensed to Plandaí for human and animal use.

6 Sep 2013

Manipulation with Gold Atoms Improves Electrical Characteristics of Three-Atom-Thick Molybdenum Disulfide

A Kansas State University chemical engineer has discovered that a new member of the ultrathin materials family has great potential to improve electronic and thermal devices.

6 Sep 2013

Molecular Beacons Purify Cardiac Muscle Cells from Stem Cell Cultures

Pure cardiac muscle cells, ready to transplant into a patient affected by heart disease.

6 Sep 2013

Researchers Enhance Binding Affinity of Programmable Protein Molecule to Picomolar Level

Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite with three different steroids.

6 Sep 2013

DNA Nanoscale ‘Cages’ Can Encapsulate and Release Small-Molecule Drugs

Nanoscale “cages” made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus, McGill University researchers report in a new study.

2 Sep 2013

BioNanovations Wins Pitch Competition at NewME Accelerator Regional Pop-Up

As a graduate student in professor Todd Giorgio‘s biomedical engineering laboratory, Charleson Bell played a central role in developing a novel nanotechnology system that can detect bacterial inflections within a matter of minutes, compared to current tests that take several days to complete.

31 Aug 2013

Novel Nanobiocomposite Material Incorporates Carbon Nanotubes and Properties of Butterfly's Wings

Leveraging the amazing natural properties of the Morpho butterfly's wings, scientists have developed a nanobiocomposite material that shows promise for wearable electronic devices, highly sensitive light sensors and sustainable batteries. A report on the new hybrid material appears in the journal ACS Nano.

From American Chemical Society 29 Aug 2013

Bionanotechnology News

Body on a Chip Chemical/Biological Countermeasure Project Lead by Wake Forest Baptist

New Mechanism for Extracting Energy from Light Using Plasmonic Nanostructures

Stanford Researchers Use DNA to Assemble Graphene Transistor

NWU to Study Nano-Entrapment Technology-Based Phytofare Topical Cream

Manipulation with Gold Atoms Improves Electrical Characteristics of Three-Atom-Thick Molybdenum Disulfide

Molecular Beacons Purify Cardiac Muscle Cells from Stem Cell Cultures

Researchers Enhance Binding Affinity of Programmable Protein Molecule to Picomolar Level

DNA Nanoscale ‘Cages’ Can Encapsulate and Release Small-Molecule Drugs

BioNanovations Wins Pitch Competition at NewME Accelerator Regional Pop-Up

Novel Nanobiocomposite Material Incorporates Carbon Nanotubes and Properties of Butterfly's Wings

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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