Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

Lipid-based Nanoparticles Could Reduce Gastrointestinal Toxicity

The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) have declared that Champions Oncology has used an option to license Irinophore C, a liposomal formulation of Irinotecan.

20 Apr 2011

Iron Nanostructures to Help Identify Particular Internal Organs

Associate professor of mechanical engineering in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston Li Sun is conducting research to develop contrasting agents to provide color to magnetic resonance imaging by using iron nanostructures.

20 Apr 2011

Nanotechnology Research Essential to US Economic Growth

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) recently declared that Dr. Jeff Welser testified on the future scope of nanotechnology research and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) on behalf of the SIA, the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) in the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.

20 Apr 2011

Full Acquisition Will Introduce Shrink Products to Nanopoint Customers

Shrink Nanotechnologies has declared that it will fully take over the Hawaii-based Nanopoint.

20 Apr 2011

DNA Nanostructures for Nano-medicine Applications

A research team led by HaoYan and Yan Liu at the Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute has enhanced the ability of DNA origami to create irregular, two and three-dimensional shapes simulating natural ones.

20 Apr 2011

Plasma Nanoscience for Eco-friendly Energy Conservation

Professor Kostya Ostrikov of the Plasma Nanoscience Centre Australia, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, has recently written a paper in the IOP Publishing’s Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, describing the ability of plasma nanoscience to monitor energy and matter at basic levels in order to develop cost-effective, eco-friendly nano-materials to be used in multiple areas of human activity and health.

20 Apr 2011

Nano-sized Ferromagnetic Platelets Could be Used for Stable Magnetic Data Storage

Nano-sized ferromagnetic platelets could be used for stable magnetic data storage or magnetic vortex cores. These are magnetic structures shaped like needles and have a diameter of 20nm.

19 Apr 2011

Nano Discs Used to View Ribosome's Interaction with Cell Membrane

A team of researchers in a joint venture between the University of Illinois and the University of Munich has conducted two studies that explain the chemical and mechanical communications that enable the ribosome, which builds the cell's protein, to integrate a growing protein inside the cellular membrane.

19 Apr 2011

Self-Sintering Metal Nano-particles for Plastic Electronic Products

Research in the field of metal nanoparticle printing is targeted at metallic ink used for metallization. Silver and gold nanoparticle inks have been printed in the inkjet form to create MEMS, conductors and RFID markers.

19 Apr 2011

Graphene Nano-composites Increase Ceramic Resistance to Cracks

A University of Arizona and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute research team has boosted the toughness of ceramic composites with graphene reinforcements to facilitate ceramic fracture resistance.

19 Apr 2011