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Gold Nanoparticles are Capable of Unraveling DNA

Research carried out at North Carolina State University to identify better methods for genetic material packaging to aid in gene therapy has led to findings that could significantly impact gene therapy research and DNA-based electronics.

22 Jun 2012

Impact of Nano-Pesticides on Environment Requires Urgent Assessment

A range of new materials was created by nanotechnology in the past decade.

22 Jun 2012

Researchers Use Nanoparticle Tracking Technology from Nanosight to Characterize Potential Biomarkers

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports on the work of Professor Hang (Hubert) Yin's group at the University of Colorado at Boulder where they apply Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to characterize biological nanoparticles such as microvesicles.

19 Jun 2012

Nanolane Reports on Bacterial Slime Study Using T-Surfs Slides

Nanolane presents a study, recently published in PNAS, that deals with the role of bacterium-generated slime (extracellular mucus forming films of 0.1 to 5nm in thickness) on bacterial adhesion and ability to move.

From NANOLANE 19 Jun 2012

Scientists Use Nanoscience to Harness Natural Light of Fireflies

Scientists at Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have used nanoscience to discover a new way to harness the natural light generated by fireflies. This discovery resulted in creating a new system which is 20 to 30 folds more efficient than those created in prior experiments.

19 Jun 2012

NanoLogix Develops Multi-Well, Microplate Reader Variant of its BioNanoFilter Diagnostics

NanoLogix, a biotechnology company focusing on rapid diagnostics, has reported that the company’s research and development team together with researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston (UTHSC-Houston) is creating a multi-well, microplate reader version of NanoLogix’s BioNanoFilter (BNF) diagnostics for large volume lab conditions.

From NanoLogix 14 Jun 2012

NIH Awards $400,000 Grant for Nanoparticle-Based Research for Early Detection of Kidney Disease

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has pledged its support to research being carried out by Associate Professor, Kevin Bennet of the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University to evolve effective ways for early detection of onset of kidney disease.

12 Jun 2012

Researchers Employ Nanocontainers to Combat Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease as a result of atherosclerosis is estimated to contribute to 37% of all deaths in Switzerland each year.

12 Jun 2012

Report Pegs Global Flow Cytometry Market at $4.9 Billion by 2017

TriMarkPublications.com, publisher of market research reports of life sciences, healthcare and biotechnology domains, has published its latest report on the Global Flow Cytometry market. The report states that the global market for flow cytometry is set to scale up to $4.9 billion by 2017.

7 Jun 2012

New Nanomaterial D2PA Improves Immunoassay Sensitivity

Immunoassay is a biological test that can detect a host of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. The detection of the disease is linked to the detection of biomarkers in the blood, saliva or urine sample taken from humans. Biomarkers are chemical representatives of diseases. The presence of biomarkers sets of fluorescence when subject to the immunoassay test. The intensity of the fluorescence is directly proportional to the amount of biomarkers.

2 Jun 2012