Nanotech researchers discover cancer cells 'feel' much softer than normal cells December 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the softness of the cells. | |
Study Details How Platinum Nanocages 'Cook' Cancer Cells August 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Platinum-based anticancer agents have a long history as proven therapeutic agents, but their toxicity and short lifetime in the body and the ability of tumors to develop resistance to these drugs limit the ultimate utility ... | |
 Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents ... | |
 Super strong antimicrobial coatings for medicine, defense July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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One of the world' strongest materials meets one of Nature's most powerful germ killers in a new research project that produced incredibly tough anti-bacterial surfaces with multiple applications in home appliances, ... | |
 Research measures movement of nanomaterials in simple model food chain May 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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New research in Nature Nanotechnology shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single celled organisms to higher multicelled ones, the ... | |
Magnetic nanoparticles: Suitable for cancer therapy? May 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A measuring procedure developed in the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) can help to investigate in some detail the behaviour of magnetic nanoparticles which are used for cancer therapy. | |
Researcher looks to use nanoparticles for food safety April 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Byron Brehm-Stecher, assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, has some big ideas for his work with tiny particles. His latest research project will allow him to study the potential of using silver nanoparticles ... | |
 Protein's strength lies in h-bond cooperation February 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT reveal that the strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have ... | |
Gold nanoparticle probes may allow earlier cancer detection December 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Using tiny gold particles embedded with dyes, researchers have shown that they can identify tumors under the skin of a living animal. These tools may allow doctors to detect and diagnose cancer earlier and less invasively. | |
Nanotechnology: Learning from past mistakes July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of ... | |
Growing use of nanomaterials spurs research to investigate possible downsides June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental ... | |
Ivy uses nanoparticles to climb walls, chemists discover March 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Ivy plants secrete nanoparticles to help them grip walls, US-based chemists have reported. | |
Nanoreactors for reaction cascades August 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Living cells are highly complex synthetic machines: Numerous multistep reactions run simultaneously side by side and with unbelievable efficiency and specificity. For these mainly enzymatic reactions to work so well collectively, ... | |
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