POSTS TAGGED AS gold nanoparticles

Gold Nanotubes in Treating Mesothelioma

Golden nanotubes deliver drugs to treat cancer
From University of Cambridge: “Gold nanotubes (AuNTs) represent an intriguing subset of 1D nanomaterials. [MORE]

A “Universal Cancer Biomarker”

UQ Cancer test shows particles changing color
According to University of Queensland bioengineers: “When circulating tumor DNA fragments are placed in [MORE]

Heat-Activated Immunotherapy

 
Heat-sensitive genetic switch for T cell
Georgia Tech bioengineers have developed means to control T-cells activity in cancer therapy.  They introduced a [MORE]

Nanoparticles and Lasers to Kill Tumor Cells

In a new approach to laser ablation of tumors, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have used nanoparticles (150 nm [MORE]

An Update on “Fantastic Voyage”

Fantastic Voyage Illustration
Imagine gold nanoparticles to which long and short sequences of DNA are attached. The large sequences are receptors [MORE]

High Fidelity DNA/Gold Particle Nanostructures

Gold Nanoparticles
Chemical engineers at McGill University in Montreal have reported a means for making nanoparticles that have high fidelity targeting [MORE]

Optically Optimizing Anticancer Drugs

Nanodevice to Improve Cancer Treatment Monitoring
While genomics research works to find the drivers of metabolism, which, among other things, determine [MORE]

Gold Nanoparticle Coatings on Prosthetic Joints

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
Researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics believe they have developed an effective anti-bacterial coating for artificial [MORE]

Light Sensitive Antimicrobial Surface

Light Sensitive Antimicrobial Surface
Hospital acquired infections have taken greater urgency since hospitals are no longer be compensated for treating in-patients [MORE]

Topical Gene Therapy

Gene therapy has relied on multiple delivery “vehicles”—liposomes, peptides, viruses, et al—to place genetic material inside cells, either in the [MORE]