February 16, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Manchester scientists have found that gentle heating of targeted nano-sized drug parcels more effectively in deliver them to tumour cells – resulting in an improvement in survival rates. One of the clinically-established methods for the delivery of … Read More
February 16, 2015
(Nanowerk) – There appears to be many potential benefits to patient outcome from using nanotechnology in dentistry. The benefits include new materials for preventative health care using dentifrices that are either antimicrobial and/or have some restorative properties for the enamel … Read More
February 13, 2015
(Nanowerk) – Scientists have developed the first ultra-thin, flexible device that sticks to skin like a rub-on tattoo and can detect a person’s glucose levels. The sensor, reported in a proof-of-concept study in the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry (“Tattoo-Based Noninvasive … Read More
February 11, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Injectable nanoparticles that could protect an injured person from further damage due to oxidative stress have proven to be astoundingly effective in tests to study their mechanism. Scientists at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine and the … Read More
February 10, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Hydrogels are materials that are commonly used in everyday objects such as contact lenses or diapers, in order to control humidity. However, chemical engineers at the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), in Mexico, developed a new technology based … Read More
February 6, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Despite improvements in the past few decades with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, a predictably curative treatment for glioma does not yet exist. New insights into specific gene mutations that arise in this often deadly form of … Read More
February 6, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – For years, treating scratches and burns to the eyes has usually involved dropping medicine onto the eyes several times a day, sometimes for weeks — a treatment that lends itself to missed doses and other side effects. … Read More
February 6, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Many people imagine robots today as clunky, metal versions of humans, but scientists are forging new territory in the field of ‘soft robotics.’ One of the latest advances is a flexible, microscopic hand-like gripper. The development could … Read More
January 27, 2015
(Physorg) – A study led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that attaching chemotherapy drug Epirubicin to nanodiamonds effectively eliminates chemoresistant cancer stem cells. The findings were first published online in ACS Nano, the official journal of the … Read More
January 23, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – The use of colloidal silver to treat illnesses has become more popular in recent years, but its ingestion, prohibited in countries like the US, can be harmful to health. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany … Read More
January 22, 2015
(Nanotechnology News) – Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals, such as electrocardiography (EKG) or electromyography (EMG). The new sensor is as accurate as the “wet electrode” … Read More
January 19, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – If in the future electrodes are inserted into the human brain – either for research purposes or to treat diseases – it may be appropriate to give them a ‘coat’ of nanowires that could make them less … Read More
January 16, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have tested a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells. This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device … Read More
January 16, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Nanoparticle drugs–tiny containers packed with medicine and with the potential to be shipped straight to tumors–were thought to be a possible silver bullet against cancer. However new cancer drugs based on nanoparticles have not improved overall survival … Read More
January 12, 2015
(Phys.org) – Nanoparticles, extremely tiny particles measured in billionths of a meter, are increasingly everywhere, and especially in biomedical products. Their toxicity has been researched in general terms, but now a team of Israeli scientists has for the first time … Read More
January 12, 2015
NanoEthics (Volume 8, Issue 3, December 2014) is now available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical issues in cyborg technology: diversity and inclusion” by Enno Park ‘Human Enhancement’? It’s all about ‘body modification’! Why we should replace the term ‘human … Read More
January 8, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – An international team of researchers has developed a drug delivery technique that utilizes graphene strips as “flying carpets” to deliver two anticancer drugs sequentially to cancer cells, with each drug targeting the distinct part of the cell … Read More
January 7, 2015
(Phys.org) – If the new nano-machines built at The Ohio State University look familiar, it’s because they were designed with full-size mechanical parts such as hinges and pistons in mind. The project is the first to prove that the same … Read More
January 6, 2015
(Phys.org) – Various scientific projects performed at the Research Center for Advanced Materials (Cimav), Unit Monterrey, in the north of Mexico, aimed at one goal: the development of biomedical implants, since the ones existing in the domestic market come generally … Read More
December 31, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Ameer and his research team are working to engineer such a product by combining three components: polyester fibers that are braided to increase strength and toughness, an inherently antioxidant and porous biomaterial previously created in Ameer’s lab, … Read More
December 26, 2014
(Nanotechnology Now) – No methods currently exist for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, which affects one out of nine people over the age of 65. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Northwestern University scientists and engineers has developed a noninvasive … Read More
December 22, 2014
(Nanotechnology Now) – Human cells are protected by a largely impenetrable molecular membrane, but researchers have built the first artificial transporter protein that carries individual atoms across membranes, opening the possibility of engineering a new class of smart molecules with … Read More
December 12, 2014
(Phys.org) – A walking molecule, so small that it cannot be observed directly with a microscope, has been recorded taking its first nanometre-sized steps. It’s the first time that anyone has shown in real time that such a tiny object … Read More
December 11, 2014
(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) – Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) report that a nonsurgical injection of a programmable biomaterial that spontaneously assembles in … Read More
December 10, 2014
(Phys.org) – But a new technique to transmute living cells into more permanent materials that defy decay and can endure high-powered probes is widening research opportunities for biologists who are developing cancer treatments, tracking stem cell evolution or even trying … Read More
