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Peptide-coated nanoparticles achieve 98% drug loading, improving cancer treatment
A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking approach using specially designed peptides to improve drug formulations. This innovative method significantly enhances anti-tumor efficacy, as demonstrated in leukemia models. ...
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Jan 24, 2025
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Q&A: Delivering gene therapy to the lung using nanoparticles
Ever since the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis was discovered 25 years ago, scientists have envisaged gene therapies to correct the underlying genetic defect.
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Jan 24, 2025
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DNA-tagged gold nanoparticles could enable personalized cancer treatment
A team of researchers from NUS has developed a novel method to enhance the precision of cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles tagged with DNA barcodes.
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Jan 24, 2025
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Mosaic nanoparticle vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemics
A new experimental vaccine developed by researchers at MIT and Caltech could offer protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related coronaviruses, known as sarbecoviruses, that could spill over from ...
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Jan 23, 2025
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Silver nanoparticles in packaging can contaminate dry foods, testing shows
A team of research scientists led by US Food and Drug Administration chemist Timothy Duncan has found evidence of silver nanoparticles embedded in packaging used as an antimicrobial agent seeping into the dry food it is meant ...
Proposed solution could bring DNA-nanoparticles motors up to speed with motor proteins
DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel motion through enzymatic RNA degradation. Essentially, chemical energy is converted into mechanical ...
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Jan 22, 2025
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Bacteria in polymers create cable-like structures that grow into living gels
Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a kind of "living Jell-O."
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Jan 18, 2025
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Nanoparticles restore neurons in Parkinson's with wireless brain stimulation
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, primarily characterized by motor dysfunction. Its pathological hallmark is the abnormal aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) into insoluble fibrils ...
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Jan 16, 2025
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A tiny anticancer weapon: Nano-sized particles trigger tumor cell self-destruction
A new twist on a decades-old anticancer strategy has shown powerful effects against multiple cancer types in a preclinical study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The experimental ...
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Jan 15, 2025
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Extracellular vesicles contain ion channels that make cell-to-cell cargo transport possible
Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through blood vessels and bodily fluids: special proteins that keep their membranes intact as they negotiate ...
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Jan 15, 2025
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Artificial motors mimic muscle proteins, opening new paths in nanotech
Scientists have built an artificial motor capable of mimicking the natural mechanisms that power life. Just like the proteins in our muscles, which convert chemical energy into power to allow us to perform daily tasks, these ...
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Jan 15, 2025
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SCP-Nano: New technology visualizes nanocarriers in cells and tissues
How can we ensure that life-saving drugs or genetic therapies reach their intended target cells without causing harmful side effects? Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) and Technical University ...
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Jan 14, 2025
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DNA nanorobots that can alter artificial cells offer a new tool for synthetic biology
The shape and morphology of a cell play a key role in the biological function. This corresponds to the principle of "form follows function," which is common in modern fields of design and architecture. The transfer of this ...
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Jan 13, 2025
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Cell-free biosensors combine precision and simplicity for cancer detection
Georgia Tech researchers have developed biosensors with advanced sleuthing skills and the technology may revolutionize cancer detection and monitoring.
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Jan 13, 2025
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Microscopic robots that swim towards chemical signals offer precise drug delivery solutions
Imagine microscopic robots that can navigate the body, delivering medicine precisely to damaged tissues while avoiding side effects. Engineers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa have discovered a new breakthrough that ...
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Jan 13, 2025
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Scientists engineer nanostructured surfaces hostile to bacteria but friendly to cells
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial but can be used to culture cells. They found that anodic porous alumina (APA) surfaces prepared ...
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Jan 13, 2025
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Highly tunable biotemplating method expands nanostructure synthesis options
A joint research team has developed a biotemplating method that utilizes specific internal proteins in biological samples and has high tunability. The study is published in Advanced Science.
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Jan 10, 2025
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Q&A: Researchers discuss lipid nanoparticle therapy to stop tumor growth and restore tumor suppression
Yang Zhang, Ph.D., and Jinjun Shi, Ph.D., both of the Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, are co-senior authors of a paper published in ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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Inhalable therapy uses mussel-inspired nanoparticles to target lung cancer cells
Researchers from POSTECH and Kyungpook National University have developed a novel inhalable therapeutic delivery system for lung cancer, leveraging mucoadhesive protein nanoparticles inspired by the adhesive properties of ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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Micro, modular, mobile—DNA-linked microrobots offer new possibilities in medicine and manufacturing
When robots are made out of modular units, their size, shape, and functionality can be modified to perform any number of tasks. At the microscale, modular robots could enable applications like targeted drug delivery and autonomous ...
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Jan 8, 2025
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