A new type of imaging technology uses the mid-infrared part of the spectrum and "thermal lensing" to visualize living cells and organisms, an innovation that could bring insights into drug delivery and cancer treatment.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 28, 2016
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South Australian researchers have invented and patented a new technology for delivering cosmetics and drugs to the skin. They are using nanoparticles of silica (essentially sand) to create longer lasting cosmetics and creams ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 5, 2010
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Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.
Materials Science
Sep 3, 2013
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The motion of magnetic particles as they pass through a magnetic field is called magnetophoresis. Until now, not much was known about the factors influencing these particles and their movement. Now, researchers from the University ...
General Physics
Nov 18, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for creating nanofibers made of proteins, developed by researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), promises to greatly improve drug delivery methods for the treatment ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 29, 2012
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A team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has developed an innovative method for using affordable, consumer-grade 3D printers and materials to fabricate custom medical implants that can contain antibacterial and ...
Engineering
Aug 21, 2014
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Potential side effects of many of today's therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening—just listen carefully to a drug commercial on TV. These effects often occur when a drug is active throughout the body, not just where ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 5, 2014
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Wichita State University researchers are working on a new system that could decrease the negative effects of cancer drugs on patients.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 12, 2014
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The technology that unboiled the egg is being used to help improve people's capacity to absorb fish oil.
Nanomaterials
May 22, 2019
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Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 4, 2020
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