Detoxifying Nerve Agents Using Functionalized Polymer Nanofiber Membranes July 10, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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A group of scientists from the National University of Singapore published a study in the May 30th issue of Nanotechnology, which developed polymer nanofiber membranes with a synthesized catalyst to detoxify nerve agents. | |
Temperature-Sensitive Nanoparticles Open New Avenues for Drug Delivery July 03, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Many types of nanoparticles can cross the cell membrane and deliver their therapeutic payload into tumor cells. In some instances, however, nanoparticles can become trapped inside endosomes, distinct compartments within a ... | |
 Scientists develop high-resolution touch nano-sensor June 10, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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U.S. scientists reportedly have created a revolutionary sensor that can "feel" the texture on objects with a sensitivity equal to that of a human fingertip. | |
Breakthrough: Scientists used nanotubes to send signals to nerve cells May 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 95 vote(s)
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Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes -- the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells. | |
Iron oxide nanoparticles may help detect, treat tumors May 01, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A new technique devised by MIT engineers may one day help physicians detect cancerous tumors during early stages of growth. The technique allows nanoparticles to group together inside cancerous tumors, creating masses with ... | |
New nano device detects immune system cell signaling September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. | |
 Scientists produce nanoscale droplets with cancer-fighting implications September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals. | |
Scientists create DNA tubes with programmable sizes for nanoscale manufacturing August 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical--and precisely programmable--circumferences. The technological feat may allow ... | |
Nano-sized 'trojan horse' to aid nutrition August 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers from Monash University have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body. | |
Unregulated nanoparticles from diesel engines inhibit lungs August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Diesel engines emit countless carbon nanoparticles into the air, slipping through government regulation and vehicle filters. A new University of Michigan simulation shows that these nanoparticles can get ... | |
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 ... | |
Dual-Mode Nanoparticles Image Tumors Using MRI and PET August 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Medical imaging represents one of the most used and useful procedures in the oncologist’s diagnostic toolkit, even though each of the most useful techniques—magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography x-ray ... | |
Slipping through cell walls, nanotubes deliver high-potency punch to cancer tumors in mice August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The problem with using a shotgun to kill a housefly is that even if you get the pest, you'll likely do a lot of damage to your home in the process. Hence the value of the more surgical flyswatter. | |
Scientists overcome nanotech hurdle August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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When you make a new material on a nanoscale how can you see what you have made? A team lead by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences research Council (BBSRC) fellow has made a significant step toward overcoming this major ... | |
Nano vaccine for hepatitis B shows promise for third world August 13, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Chronic hepatitis B infects 400 million people worldwide, many of them children. Even with three effective vaccines available, hepatitis B remains a stubborn, unrelenting health problem, especially in Africa and other developing ... | |
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