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New Material for Dialysis

Mxeme
MXene, a two dimensional compound only a few atoms thick, first reported in 2011, could be a practical material for [MORE]

Making Nanoparticles Stick in the Liver

Nanoparticles with hairy polymer shells
Various kinds of nanoparticles are possible drug delivery vehicles in the body.  This report tells of [MORE]

Biologically Inspired Internal Microbots

Drexel Microswimmer Robots
Wondering about robotic microswimmers? Here’s one description from bioengineers at Drexel Univeristy: “Our robotic microswimmers are around 10 [MORE]

Imaging Parkinsonism in Standing Patients

Pre Frontal Cortex
While Parkinson’s disease derives from cell deaths in the Substantia Nigra region of the brain, other locations—responsible for [MORE]

Microbots “Swim” to Bust Blood Clots

Electromagnet and Microswimmers
Roto Rooter had this idea first, but then it was clearing sewer drains and this is about cutting [MORE]

Wearable Ultrasound Device for Wound Healing

Wearable Ultrasound Wound Healing Device
Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia have shown that a low frequency (20 kilohertz) ultrasound, [MORE]

Dosing Single Cells

Using a nanotube device called a “cellular endoscope, Drexel University researchers are able to deliver fluorescent quantum dots and [MORE]