News tagged with biomolecules

Nanoscale 'Fountain Pen' Draws Therapeutic Nanodiamonds

A research team at Northwestern University has developed a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells. The tool, called the nanofountain probe, functions in two different ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Faster protein folding achieved through nanosecond pressure jump

A new method to induce protein folding by taking the pressure off of proteins is up to 100 times faster than previous methods, and could help guide more accurate computer simulations for how complex proteins ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

New tool for next-generation cancer treatments using nanodiamonds

A research team at Northwestern University has demonstrated a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of Semiconducting Hybrid Nanoparticles

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has the potential to allow single-molecule detection sensitivity. This capability presents new approaches for studying the biophysical and biomedical properties ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Engineers create intelligent molecules that seek-and-destroy diseased cells

Current treatments for diseases like cancer typically destroy nasty malignant cells, while also hammering the healthy ones. Using new advances in synthetic biology, researchers are designing molecules intelligent enough to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1


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