News tagged with nanomedicine

Related topics: cancer , cancer cells , nanotechnology , nanoparticles

Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood, an approach that should ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MO-SCI to manufacture SRNL's unique porous walled hollow glass microspheres

A licensing agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and specialty glass provider Mo-Sci Corporation will make SRNL's unique Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres available ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanomedicine: ending 'hit and miss' design

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the promises of nanomedicine is the design of tiny particles that can home in on diseased cells and get inside them. Nanoparticles can carry drugs into cells and tag cells for MRI and other diagnostic ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microchip can detect type and severity of cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers program cells to be remote-controlled by light

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have genetically encoded mouse cells to respond to light, creating cells that can be trained to follow a light beam or stop on command like microscopic robots.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Implant bacteria, beware: Researchers create nano-sized assassins

Staphylococcus epidermidis is quite an opportunist. Commonly found on human skin, the bacteria pose little danger. But S. epidermidis is a leading cause of infections in hospitals. From catheters to prosthetic ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people coming into direct ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Scientists fight cancer with nanotechnology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have developed a method of detecting, tracking, and killing cancer cells in real time with carbon nanotubes.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1


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