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Scientists create universal assembly method to enhance cancer therapy and diagnostics

Biophysicists have developed a method for modifying the surface of micro- and nanoparticles — tiny structures measuring between a thousandth and a millionth of a millimeter — by covering them with biological molecules. Engineered in this way, the particles can serve as both therapeutic and diagnostic agents, delivering drugs to cancer cells.

19 Jun 2018

Sharks could inspire new type of surface that would attack harmful bacteria

Sharks are often the subject of TV specials or news stories focusing on their attacks on humans. But scientists are finding that sharks could inspire a new type of surface that would attack bacteria, helping humans instead of hurting them.

14 Jun 2018

Researchers develop biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to target tumors

A team of Penn State researchers has developed a biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors.

13 Jun 2018

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify and destroy tumor cells.

12 Jun 2018

Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Nowadays, tumors inside the complex central nervous system remain one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose.

8 Jun 2018

Targeting strategy may pave way for improved drug delivery to cancer cells

Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help improve delivery of drug treatments to the targeted cells, according to a team of researchers at Penn State.

7 Jun 2018

NUST MISIS study demonstrates high toxicity of silver nanoparticles

NUST MISIS scientists and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences have proved the high toxicity of silver nanoparticles by conducting an experiment with embryos of Danio fish (Danio rerio).

6 Jun 2018

Researchers establish versatile, powerful model to analyze human cancer

Fuyuhiko Tamanoi of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences and colleagues in the US succeeded in establishing a versatile, powerful and convenient model to analyze human cancer.

4 Jun 2018

Researchers use nanoparticles to predict heavy wound scarring

Researchers have developed a new way of seeing heavy wound scars as they form, using nanoparticles that enable early intervention by doctors.

4 Jun 2018

Tiny ultrasound-powered nanorobots could offer safe, efficient way to detoxify biological fluids

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These proof-of-concept nanorobots could one day offer a safe and efficient way to detoxify and decontaminate biological fluids.

31 May 2018

New system for anti-cancer drug delivery offers hope to treat pediatric tumors

In most of the Western World, cancer is the primary cause of death in children over the age of one. Existing treatments for adult cancer patients are not particularly effective for children.

31 May 2018

Scientists introduce combination approach to fight cancer

For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have introduced a new approach, in which two synergistic drug components are combined into a dimer.

31 May 2018

Scientists develop a new approach for efficient cancer therapy

For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor.

30 May 2018

UH biomedical engineer wins NSF Career Award to improve nanoparticle drug delivery

The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the Career Award and $500,000 to improve nanoparticle drug delivery.

29 May 2018

Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternative for combatting antimicrobial resistance

Overuse of antibiotics has led to the spread of multi-resistant bacteria that do not respond to conventional treatments.

29 May 2018

New drug-delivering nanoparticle could offer better way to treat brain tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are approved to treat glioblastoma, and the median life expectancy for patients diagnosed with the disease is less than 15 months.

25 May 2018

USC researchers develop new portable device for early-stage malaria detection

According to the World Health Organization, over 216 million people were infected with malaria in 2016, and 445,000 individuals died from the disease. The key to solving this health crisis is early-stage diagnosis when malaria therapeutics are most effective. A new prototype for a portable instrument capable early-stage malaria detection has been developed by a team of researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

23 May 2018

Comparative Analysis of a Complex Monoclonal Antibody

Postnova Analytics has published a new poster that compares the suitability of Electrical Asymmetrical Flow Field Flow Fractionation (EAF4) and Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) for determining the physicochemical and biophysical attributes of monoclonal antibodies.

From Postnova Analytics 23 May 2018

Researchers develop injectable bandage to stop fatal blood loss, activate wound healing

While several products are available to quickly seal surface wounds, rapidly stopping fatal internal bleeding has proven more difficult.

22 May 2018

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

How can we detect cancer and viruses with high sensitivity? Physical chemist Laura Fabris - an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group - is addressing this very question.

22 May 2018

Nanoparticles News and Research

Scientists create universal assembly method to enhance cancer therapy and diagnostics

Sharks could inspire new type of surface that would attack harmful bacteria

Researchers develop biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to target tumors

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Targeting strategy may pave way for improved drug delivery to cancer cells

NUST MISIS study demonstrates high toxicity of silver nanoparticles

Researchers establish versatile, powerful model to analyze human cancer

Researchers use nanoparticles to predict heavy wound scarring

Tiny ultrasound-powered nanorobots could offer safe, efficient way to detoxify biological fluids

New system for anti-cancer drug delivery offers hope to treat pediatric tumors

Scientists introduce combination approach to fight cancer

Scientists develop a new approach for efficient cancer therapy

UH biomedical engineer wins NSF Career Award to improve nanoparticle drug delivery

Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternative for combatting antimicrobial resistance

New drug-delivering nanoparticle could offer better way to treat brain tumors

USC researchers develop new portable device for early-stage malaria detection

Comparative Analysis of a Complex Monoclonal Antibody

Researchers develop injectable bandage to stop fatal blood loss, activate wound healing

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

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