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Researchers Develop Hollow Microprobe Array to Achieve Flexibility in Single-Cell Manipulation

Functional analysis of a cell, which is the fundamental unit of life, is important for gaining new insights into medical and pharmaceutical fields. For efficiently studying cell functions, it is essential to reconstruct cellular microenvironments by parallel manipulation of single cells. Various cell manipulation techniques including fluidic, optical, and electrical techniques have been developed.

27 Apr 2015

Scientists Decode Molecular and 3D Structure of Spiegelmers

Using DESY's ultra bright X-ray source PETRA III, scientists have decoded the molecular and three-dimensional structure of two promising drug candidates from the new group of Spiegelmers for the first time. The results provide a deeper understanding of the mode of action of these substances that have already entered clinical trials. The researchers from the Universities of Hamburg and Aarhus (Denmark) together with colleagues from the biotech company NOXXON in Berlin present their work in the journal Nature Communications.

23 Apr 2015

Nanoparticle-Based Skin Ointment May Help Heal Painful Ulcers in Diabetic Patients

A new high-tech but simple ointment applied to the skin may one day help diabetic patients heal stubborn and painful ulcers on their feet, Northwestern University researchers report.

23 Apr 2015

UCLA Researchers Produce Images of Atomic Structures of Three Specific Biological Nanomachines

Researchers at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute have become the first to produce images of the atomic structures of three specific biological nanomachines, each derived from a different potentially deadly bacterium — an achievement they hope will lead to antibiotics targeted toward specific pathogens.

22 Apr 2015

Easy, Effective Method to Fasten Proteins to Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

Fastening protein-based medical treatments to nanoparticles isn't easy.

21 Apr 2015

Scientists Simultaneously Observe Structure, Correlated Function of Specific Proteins Critical in DNA repair

By combining two highly innovative experimental techniques, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have for the first time simultaneously observed the structure and the correlated function of specific proteins critical in the repair of DNA, providing definitive answers to some highly debated questions, and opening up new avenues of inquiry and exciting new possibilities for biological engineering.

20 Apr 2015

Researchers Develop Concept of Protein Adaptor Based Nano-Object Assembly

The Freiburg researchers Dr. Andreas Schreiber and Dr. Matthias Huber, the head of their research group Dr. Stefan Schiller, and their colleagues at the University of Constance have developed the concept of protein adaptor based nano-object assembly (PABNOA).

20 Apr 2015

Researchers Explore Ways in Which Electrical Charges Move Along DNA Bases

Electrical charges not only move through wires, they also travel along lengths of DNA, the molecule of life. The property is known as charge transport.

15 Apr 2015

JPK Reports on the Use of the NanoWizard® 3 AFM System at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM system in the Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

From Bruker BioAFM 14 Apr 2015

Synthesised Nanoparticles Act As Artificial Viruses

A team of scientists from the Institute for Biotechnology and Biomedicine at the UAB has produced an alternative to the use of viruses in gene therapy. The researchers synthesised nanoparticles which act as artificial viruses, capable of surrounding DNA fragments and releasing them as therapeutic agents, with no biological risk, into the interior of the cells.

10 Apr 2015

Bionanotechnology News

Researchers Develop Hollow Microprobe Array to Achieve Flexibility in Single-Cell Manipulation

Scientists Decode Molecular and 3D Structure of Spiegelmers

Nanoparticle-Based Skin Ointment May Help Heal Painful Ulcers in Diabetic Patients

UCLA Researchers Produce Images of Atomic Structures of Three Specific Biological Nanomachines

Easy, Effective Method to Fasten Proteins to Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

Scientists Simultaneously Observe Structure, Correlated Function of Specific Proteins Critical in DNA repair

Researchers Develop Concept of Protein Adaptor Based Nano-Object Assembly

Researchers Explore Ways in Which Electrical Charges Move Along DNA Bases

JPK Reports on the Use of the NanoWizard® 3 AFM System at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Synthesised Nanoparticles Act As Artificial Viruses

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

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

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

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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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