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Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine August 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Most people think of hydrogen peroxide as a topical germ killer, but the medicine cabinet staple is gaining steam in the medical community as an early indicator of disease in the body.

Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine July 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet The ability to pump liquids at the cellular scale opens up exciting possibilities, such as precisely targeting medicines and regulating flow into and out of cells. But designing this molecular machinery has proven difficult.

New designer lipid-like peptide with lipid nanostructures for drug delivery systems Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine May 30, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists from Institute of Biophysics and Nanosystems Research (IBN), Austrian Academy of Sciences and of Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA report the study of “Tuning ...

Researchers use heated nanoprobes to destroy breast cancer cells in mice Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine March 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet In experiments with laboratory mice that bear aggressive human breast cancers, UC Davis researchers have used hot nanoprobes to slow the growth of tumors -- without damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The researchers describe ...

Developing Artificial Retina: Electric Link Between Neurons, Light-Sensitive Nanoparticle Films Created Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 27, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and the University of Michigan. ...

Controlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| No comments yet By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision.

Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pity the molecular biologist.The object of fascination for most is the DNA molecule. But in solution, DNA, the genetic material that hold the detailed instructions for virtually all life, is a twisted knot, looking more like ...

MIT improves protein sorting with a new microchip Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new MIT microchip system promises to speed up the separation and sorting of biomolecules such as proteins. The work is important because it could help scientists better detect certain molecules, or biomarkers, ...

DNA gets new twist: Scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags' Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine January 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and ...

Walking molecule now carries packages Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine January 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet A research team, led by UC Riverside's Ludwig Bartels, was the first to design a molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface. Now this team has found a way to attach cargo: two CO₂ ...

Chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine December 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function within a DNA array, allowing ...

Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the first experiments of their kind, researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab ...

Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 27, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 643 vote(s) \| No comments yet Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical ...

Nanotech tools yield DNA transcription breakthrough Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 16, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Rutgers researcher Richard H. Ebright and his collaborators have resolved key questions regarding transcription, the fundamental life process that was the subject of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Researchers discover way to see how a drug attaches to a cell Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| No comments yet Sandia National Laboratories researchers John Shelnutt and Yujiang Song have discovered a better way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a new process that produces novel hollow platinum nanostructures.

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Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine August 20, 2007 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| No comments yet Most people think of hydrogen peroxide as a topical germ killer, but the medicine cabinet staple is gaining steam in the medical community as an early indicator of disease in the body.

Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine July 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet The ability to pump liquids at the cellular scale opens up exciting possibilities, such as precisely targeting medicines and regulating flow into and out of cells. But designing this molecular machinery has proven difficult.

New designer lipid-like peptide with lipid nanostructures for drug delivery systems Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine May 30, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Scientists from Institute of Biophysics and Nanosystems Research (IBN), Austrian Academy of Sciences and of Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA report the study of “Tuning ...

Researchers use heated nanoprobes to destroy breast cancer cells in mice Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine March 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet In experiments with laboratory mice that bear aggressive human breast cancers, UC Davis researchers have used hot nanoprobes to slow the growth of tumors -- without damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The researchers describe ...

Developing Artificial Retina: Electric Link Between Neurons, Light-Sensitive Nanoparticle Films Created Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 27, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| No comments yet The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and the University of Michigan. ...

Controlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 13, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| No comments yet By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision.

Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| No comments yet Pity the molecular biologist.The object of fascination for most is the DNA molecule. But in solution, DNA, the genetic material that hold the detailed instructions for virtually all life, is a twisted knot, looking more like ...

MIT improves protein sorting with a new microchip Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine February 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new MIT microchip system promises to speed up the separation and sorting of biomolecules such as proteins. The work is important because it could help scientists better detect certain molecules, or biomarkers, ...

DNA gets new twist: Scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags' Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine January 26, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and ...

Walking molecule now carries packages Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine January 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet A research team, led by UC Riverside's Ludwig Bartels, was the first to design a molecule that can move in a straight line on a flat surface. Now this team has found a way to attach cargo: two CO₂ ...

Chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine December 07, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function within a DNA array, allowing ...

Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the first experiments of their kind, researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab ...

Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 27, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 643 vote(s) \| No comments yet Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical ...

Nanotech tools yield DNA transcription breakthrough Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 16, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| No comments yet Rutgers researcher Richard H. Ebright and his collaborators have resolved key questions regarding transcription, the fundamental life process that was the subject of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Researchers discover way to see how a drug attaches to a cell Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| No comments yet Sandia National Laboratories researchers John Shelnutt and Yujiang Song have discovered a better way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a new process that produces novel hollow platinum nanostructures.

Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early

Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry

New designer lipid-like peptide with lipid nanostructures for drug delivery systems

Researchers use heated nanoprobes to destroy breast cancer cells in mice

Developing Artificial Retina: Electric Link Between Neurons, Light-Sensitive Nanoparticle Films Created

Controlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes

Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove

MIT improves protein sorting with a new microchip

DNA gets new twist: Scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags'

Walking molecule now carries packages

Chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence

Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test

Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks

Nanotech tools yield DNA transcription breakthrough

Researchers discover way to see how a drug attaches to a cell

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