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The Binding Avidity of a Nanoparticle-Based Multivalent Targeted Drug Delivery Platform

One of the basic tenets of targeted nanoparticle drug delivery is putting multiple targeting molecules on a nanoparticle surface will improve the ability of nanoparticles to stick to their targeted cell and deliver their...

22 Feb 2007

Nanoparticles Advance Light-Activated Cancer Therapy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a powerful approach for destroying tumors, one that uses light and a light-sensitive chemical to rapidly kill cells. Unfortunately, PDT is associated with significant side effects that large...

22 Feb 2007

Nanotechnology Breakthroughs in Medicine Webcast

What if doctors in Kenya could equip cells of the retina with photoswitches that can be flipped on, essentially making blind nerve cells see and restoring light sensitivity in people with degenerative blindness? What if ...

21 Feb 2007

Hyphenated Systems Announces Microfluidics Joint Development Program with UCSB

Hyphenated Systems, a world-wide provider of hybrid microscopy solutions for three-dimensional (3D) imaging and metrology in micro- and nanotechnology, announced today a joint development program (JDP) with the Universit...

21 Feb 2007

pSivida Announces US$9m Placement

pSivida Limited has announced the private placement, subject to shareholder approval, of 50 million fully paid ordinary shares issued at A$0.23 each to raise A$11.5m (US$9m at current exchange rates) before costs to Aust...

From EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20 Feb 2007

Precise Control of Water Through a Nanotube Membrane Demonstrated

By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision. The resear...

19 Feb 2007

Scientists Use Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles to Improve Identification of Disease Biomarkers

Analyzing human blood for a very low virus concentration or a sample of water for a bioterrorism agent has always been a time-consuming and difficult process. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory ...

19 Feb 2007

Disposable Sensor for Detecting Hazardous Uranium Ions

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple, disposable sensor for detecting hazardous uranium ions, with sensitivity that rivals the performance of much more sophisticated labor...

19 Feb 2007

50-Atom Thick Porous Membrane

A newly designed porous membrane, so thin it's invisible edge-on, may revolutionize the way doctors and scientists manipulate objects as small as a molecule. The 50-atom thick filter can withstand surprisingly hig...

19 Feb 2007

Unexpected Healing Powers of Nanotubes

Pound for pound, carbon nanotubes are stronger and lighter than steel, but unlike other materials, the miniscule cylinders of carbon - which are no wider than a strand of DNA - remain remarkably robust even when chunks o...

19 Feb 2007