POSTS TAGGED AS nanotechnology

Engineering Nanoparticles for Immune Response

Nanoparticles Surface Chemistry Influence on Protein Corona Composition and Inflammatory Responses
“This study [from Australian and German bioengineers] aims to reveal [MORE]

 Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer, a Review

Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer
“The present review focuses on the therapeutic potency of PDT [photodynamic therapy], PTT (photothermal therapy], [MORE]

“Supermeres” as Biomarkers

Supermeres may care clues to other diseases
“Extracellular vesicles and exomere nanoparticles are under intense investigation as sources of clinically relevant [MORE]

Microbots that “Swim” Drugs to Tumors

Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drug to cancer cell
In “ a proof-of-concept study, [Chinese] researchers, reporting in ACS Nano, made fish-shaped microrobots [MORE]

A Carbon Nanotube Sensor for COVID

Carbon Nanotube Sensor Detects SARS-CoV-2 Within 5 Minutes
“Scientists at MIT announced the development of a rapid COVID-19 test that can [MORE]

Self-Sufficient Biosensor

Nano-biosupercapacitors enable autarkic sensor operation in blood
From engineers at Chemnitz University of Technology: “we create a tubular biosupercapacitor occupying a [MORE]

Highly Accurate Urine Test for Brain Tumors

Various regions of the brain that are affected by brain cancer
“Japanese researchers at Nagoya University have . . . devised [MORE]

Nanofiber Drug Delivery

Self-assembling nanofibers prevent damage from inflammation
“Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a self-assembling nanomaterial that can help limit damage [MORE]

Better Dispersion of Gold Nanoparticles

Linear PEG (left) and cyclic PEG (right) around gold nanoparticle
From bioengineers at the Hokkaido University: “we showed that the drastic [MORE]

Nanoparticles that Stick to Skin Tumor Cells

 
Bioadhesive nanoparticles (white) adhere to skin cancer cells
Yale University biomedical engineers report this: “we developed a bioadhesive nanoparticle (BNP) drug [MORE]

A Possible Urine Test for Cancers and Metabolic Syndrome

Pillar-like molecules as biosensors
Japanese biochemists report that a pillar shaped compound can bind with the metabolite 1-methylnicotinamide to form a [MORE]

Ferritin Nanoparticle COVID-19 Vaccine

Spike-funtionalized ferritin vaccines
Ferritin is a blood cell protein and holds and releases iron at a controlled rate.  Here, Stanford scientists [MORE]

Drug Loaded Nanoparticles Specific for Cancer Cells

 
Drug loaded nanoparticles dissolve in cancer cells
Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich) “researchers developed new nanoparticles that only release their drugs inside [MORE]

Fibronectin (FN)-Based Nanomechanical Biosensor

3D Printing a mini human heart
To 3D print an artificial heart, the material has to show elasticity as does a [MORE]