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Enzymes Used to Etch Nanoscale Surface Structures

While two-dimensional patterns can be recreated fairly well with techniques like microlithography, three-dimensional structures represent a big challenge. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American researchers have now reported a new method for the lithography-free etching of complex surface motifs with the use of biodegradable polymers and enzymes.

10 Sep 2012

Review Article Discusses Use of RNA Nanotechnology in Therapeutics

The utilization of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches holds potential in several applications, which also include the synthesis of novel therapeutic compounds.

5 Sep 2012

New Nanotechnology Approach to Fabricate Ultrastable RNA Nanoparticles

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have developed a technique to fabricate ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that are capable of treating viral infections and cancer by controlling cell functions and fastening to cancer cells without causing damage to surrounding tissues.

4 Sep 2012

Carnegie Mellon Develops Nanostructural Polymer-Based Treatment for Amputation Complications

A team of clinicians and researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is working on a treatment method based on nanostructural polymers to counter the medical condition called heterotopic ossification that commonly occurs subsequent to amputations, orthopedic surgeries and bone trauma.

4 Sep 2012

Matthias Mann to be Awarded the 2012 Körber Prize

Physicist and bioinformatician, Prof. Dr. Matthias Mann will receive the 2012 Körber Prize for his pioneering efforts to decode the proteome.

30 Aug 2012

Researcher Produces High Resolution Images of DNA Double Helix in Aqueous Environment Using JPK Vortis AFM Controller

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM systems in the group of Dr Bart Hoogenboom of the London Centre for Nanotechnology.

From Bruker BioAFM 29 Aug 2012

NanoLogix to Begin Commercialization of BioNanoPore and BioNanoFilter Diagnostic Kits

NanoLogix, a biotechnology company specializing in the rapid detection of harmful bacteria, is all set to bring its BioNanoFilter (BNF) and BioNanoPore (BNP) diagnostic kits to the market under FDA 510K-exempt status.

From NanoLogix 23 Aug 2012

Antigen Discovery Receives SBIR Grant for Development of Novel Microfludic Diagnostic Device

Biotechnology company, Antigen Discovery has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

17 Aug 2012

BBI to Run Seminar on Lateral Flow Assay Systems in San Diego in October

BBI join EMD Millipore and Kinematic to run a
seminar on lateral flow and ensuring faster, higher performing and more robust systems.

16 Aug 2012

Study on Microstructures of Plants Helps Develop Bio-Inspired Materials

Compiling and analyzing information on the microstructures of a variety of plants, Lorna Gibson, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has discovered that plants demonstrate a broad range of mechanical properties based on the arrangement of four key building blocks of a cell wall, namely pectin, lignin, hemicelluloses and cellulose.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16 Aug 2012