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New Technology Introduces Metal Nanoparticles on Surface of Polymer Nanocapsules

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has announced that the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity have succeeded in developing a new technology that introduces metal nanoparticles on the surface of polymer nanocapsules made of cucurbit[6]uril.

28 Jun 2014

New Theoretical Study Describes Thermodynamic Properties of Real Proteins in Aqueous Environment

Investigating the structure and dynamics of so-called Meso-Bio-Nano (MBN) systems—micron-sized biological or nanotechnology entities—is a rapidly expanding field of science.

28 Jun 2014

Arrangement of Cell Membrane Molecules Determined Using Nanoscale Tape Measure

The surface of a cell plays a central role in its communication. Up to now, it was questioned whether its molecules arise in an ordered way on the nanoscale and whether this implies specific functions. Thanks to a new technique, researchers from the University of Freiburg and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics were able to detect surface structures and their changes far below the resolution limit of light.

27 Jun 2014

Protein Function Like a Nanoscale ‘Velcro’

Biological membranes are like a guarded border. They separate the cell from the environment and at the same time control the import and export of molecules. The nuclear membrane can be crossed via many tiny pores.

26 Jun 2014

Novel Nanoparticles Transport Interacting Molecules into Living Cells

With the continuing need for very small devices in therapeutic applications, there is a growing demand for the development of nanoparticles that can transport and deliver drugs to target cells in the human body.

26 Jun 2014

Novel Device with Nano-Material Chip Surface May Detect Bladder Cancer Earlier

A multi-institutional research team has received a $480,000 National Science Foundation grant to build an inexpensive device that uses nanotechnology and a simple urine test to detect the most miniscule amount of bladder cancer cells in a patient.

25 Jun 2014

Clusters of Ras Proteins Linked to Cancer Warp Cell Membranes

Supercomputer simulations have shown that clusters of a protein linked to cancer warp cell membranes, according to scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School. This research on these protein clusters, or aggregates as scientists call them, could help guide design of new anticancer drugs.

24 Jun 2014

NCI Nanotechnology Characterization Lab to Assess PeptiMed’s Nanocomplex Materials

PeptiMed announced today that under a Material Transfer Agreement it will collaborate with the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), located at the Frederick National Laboratory of Cancer Research in Frederick, MD.

24 Jun 2014

Wearable Sensor Patch Subsystem Selected by Nano-Bio Manufacturing Consortium to Receive Funding

The Nano-Bio Manufacturing Consortium (NBMC) has selected a proposal by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to develop a wearable sensor patch subsystem as its first project in its mission to develop human performance-monitoring electronics. The project has $450,000 in total funding.

20 Jun 2014