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UT Southwestern Scientists Create Synthetic 'Dendrimer' Nanoparticles that Can Deliver Drugs to Tumor Cells

UT Southwestern Medical Center chemists have successfully used synthetic nanoparticles to deliver tumor-suppressing therapies to diseased livers with cancer, an important hurdle scientists have been struggling to conquer.

27 Jan 2016

New Lattice Filter Could Be Powerful Tool for Analysing Low Contrast Cryo-Images of 3D Protein Nanocrystals

When cryoEM images are obtained from protein nanocrystals the images themselves can appear to be devoid of any contrast. A group of scientists from the Netherlands have now demonstrated that lattice information can be revealed and enhanced by a specialized filter.

22 Jan 2016

New Light-Activated Nanotherapy Suggested for Terminating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have proposed a light-activated and adaptive nanotherapy. They propose that the new therapy will help humans to fight-off drug-resistant bacteria.

20 Jan 2016

Exosomes Show Better Cancer-Killing Effect with Less Chemo

The cancer drug paclitaxel just got more effective. For the first time, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have packaged it in containers derived from a patient’s own immune system, protecting the drug from being destroyed by the body’s own defenses and bringing the entire payload to the tumor.

18 Jan 2016

Development of Novel Nanoprobe Leads to Greater Understanding of How Proteins Attach to DNA

New research directed by Dr Neil Kad, of the School of Biosciences, has led to the use of the nanoprobe to study how individual proteins interact with DNA. Invisible to the human eye, this tiny triangular probe can be captured using laser tweezers and then moved around inside a microscope chamber.

18 Jan 2016

Brightly Fluorescent Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets for Imaging Biological Molecules and Cells

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois have created a novel material composite obtained from quantum dots.

6 Jan 2016

DNA-Based Electromechanical Switch Holds Promise for Nanoscale Computing

Researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and the University of Washington have shown the possibility of using DNA-based electromechanical switches for nanoscale computing.

14 Dec 2015

Researchers Develop New Method for Tracking the Motion of Nanoscale Viruses

A novel technique that uses optical fibre to track the motion of single, nanoscale viruses has been developed. It is hoped that this technique will allow researchers to understand the mechanisms by which viruses multiply and accumulate.

10 Dec 2015

Chemists Devise Faster Rolling Nano-Walkers

Physical chemists have devised a rolling DNA-based motor that’s 1,000 times faster than any other synthetic DNA motor, giving it potential for real-world applications, such as disease diagnostics. Nature Nanotechnology is publishing the finding.

9 Dec 2015

Nanostructures in Tarantula Hair Could be Key for Improved Screen Design

Researchers have determined that the bright blue colour of tarantulas are the result of multilayer nanostructures present in their hair. The researchers hope to mimic the hairs properties to create new dyes, and to improve the performance of computer and TV screens.

1 Dec 2015

Bionanotechnology News

UT Southwestern Scientists Create Synthetic 'Dendrimer' Nanoparticles that Can Deliver Drugs to Tumor Cells

New Lattice Filter Could Be Powerful Tool for Analysing Low Contrast Cryo-Images of 3D Protein Nanocrystals

New Light-Activated Nanotherapy Suggested for Terminating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Exosomes Show Better Cancer-Killing Effect with Less Chemo

Development of Novel Nanoprobe Leads to Greater Understanding of How Proteins Attach to DNA

Brightly Fluorescent Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets for Imaging Biological Molecules and Cells

DNA-Based Electromechanical Switch Holds Promise for Nanoscale Computing

Researchers Develop New Method for Tracking the Motion of Nanoscale Viruses

Chemists Devise Faster Rolling Nano-Walkers

Nanostructures in Tarantula Hair Could be Key for Improved Screen Design

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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