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Marina Biotech Receives Patent for Peptide-Based Delivery Technology

Marina Biotech, Inc. a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued patent application 2007-509522 covering its proprietary nucleic acid condensing and delivery peptide motif.

31 Jan 2011

Researchers Create 3-D Electrospun Nanoscaffold for Human Tissue Engineering

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Engineering have created a three-dimensional electrospun scaffold on the nano scale that more effectively and efficiently facilitates cell and tissue growth in the laboratory.

31 Jan 2011

US Researchers Say That DNA Molecular Wire Can be Incorporated into Future Nanodevices

US researchers have shown for the first time that a 34nm long DNA strand can be used as a molecular wire to conduct electricity.

31 Jan 2011

Research Reveals That DNA Deforms Double Helix into Alternative Stable Structures

DNA, that marvelous, twisty molecule of life, has an alter ego, research at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Irvine reveals. On rare occasions, its building blocks "rock and roll,&quot...

31 Jan 2011

Scientists Create Crystal Lattice Using Viral and Gold Nanoparticles Binded by DNA

Scientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. The structure – a distinctive mix of hard, metallic nanopart...

29 Jan 2011

Computable Genomix Secures Investment for Developing Genetic Biomarker Test Process

Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced that it has secured an investment to pilot a novel process for developing genetic biomarker tests.

27 Jan 2011

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel system for delivery of growth factors to chronic wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers. In their work published in the Jan. 18...

27 Jan 2011

ASU Researchers Develop New Microscopy Technique to Explore Single Cells

Despite the sophistication and range of contemporary microscopy techniques, many important biological phenomena still elude the precision of even the most sensitive tools.

From Arizona State University 25 Jan 2011

Researchers Identify New Way to Create Stable 3-D Structure of RNA Nanoparticles

For years, RNA has seemed an elusive tool in nanotechnology research—easily manipulated into a variety of structures, yet susceptible to quick destruction when confronted with a commonly found enzyme. "The ...

21 Jan 2011

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

Ebola, a virus that causes deadly hemorrhagic fever in humans, has no known cure or vaccine. But a new study by University of Illinois at Chicago scientists has uncovered a family of small molecules which appear to bi...

20 Jan 2011

Bionanotechnology News

Marina Biotech Receives Patent for Peptide-Based Delivery Technology

Researchers Create 3-D Electrospun Nanoscaffold for Human Tissue Engineering

US Researchers Say That DNA Molecular Wire Can be Incorporated into Future Nanodevices

Research Reveals That DNA Deforms Double Helix into Alternative Stable Structures

Scientists Create Crystal Lattice Using Viral and Gold Nanoparticles Binded by DNA

Computable Genomix Secures Investment for Developing Genetic Biomarker Test Process

Novel System to Deliver Nanoparticles Containing Growth Factors to Chronic Wounds

ASU Researchers Develop New Microscopy Technique to Explore Single Cells

Researchers Identify New Way to Create Stable 3-D Structure of RNA Nanoparticles

New Study Shows Small Molecule Inhibits Ebola Virus’ Entry into Human Cells

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Light-Induced Symmetry Shifts Enable New Advances in Nanomaterials

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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