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New Report on the World Market for Graphene

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market For Graphene to 2025" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2015

Nanoscience Can Help Understand and Manipulate Natural Microbiomes

Microbiomes, communities of one-celled organisms, are everywhere in nature. They play important roles in health and agriculture, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Nanoscience might help.

13 Feb 2015

Researchers Demonstrate Biomedical Use of Gold Nanotubes in Mouse Model of Human Cancer

Scientists have shown that gold nanotubes have many applications in fighting cancer: internal nanoprobes for high-resolution imaging; drug delivery vehicles; and agents for destroying cancer cells.

13 Feb 2015

Global Trends and Forecast Report on Polymer Nanocomposites Market

The report "Polymer Nanocomposites Market by Type (Nanoclay, Carbon Nanotube, Graphene, Metal-Oxide, Nanofiber and others), By Applications, and By Region - Global Trends and Forecasts to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, The market for Polymer Nanocomposites in terms of value is expected to reach above $5,100 Million by 2020, growing at a significant CAGR from 2014 to 2019.

13 Feb 2015

Nanostructured Porous Silicon for Chemotherapy Drug Delivery Behaves Differently in Cancerous Tumors

A team of Israeli and American researchers have found that silicon nanomaterials used for the localized delivery of chemotherapy drugs behave differently in cancerous tumors than they do in healthy tissues. The findings could help scientists better design such materials to facilitate the controlled and targeted release of the chemotherapy drugs to tumors.

13 Feb 2015

Nanofibers from Tilapia Collagen Hold Promise for Healing Wounds

With a low price tag and mild flavor, tilapia has become a staple dinnertime fish for many Americans. Now it could have another use: helping to heal our wounds. In the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, scientists have shown that a protein found in this fish can promote skin repair in rats without an immune reaction, suggesting possible future use for human patients.

13 Feb 2015

Researchers Uncover Key Details for Self-Assembly of Nanomaterials into Complex 2D and 3D Structures

Imagine thousands of copies of a single protein organizing into a coat of chainmail armor that protects the wearer from harsh and ever-changing environmental conditions.

13 Feb 2015

FDA Grants NanoSmart Orphan Drug Designation for ANA-Conjugated Liposomal Doxorubicin

NanoSmart® Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private pharmaceutical company developing nanoparticle drug delivery platforms, has received Orphan Drug Designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for one of its lead candidates, antinuclear antibody (ANA) conjugated liposomal doxorubicin. The drug product is initially intended to treat Ewing's sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that develops in or around children's bones, with potential expansion into other indications.

12 Feb 2015

First X-ray Portraits of Living Bacteria Captured using SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source

Researchers working at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have captured the first X-ray portraits of living bacteria.

12 Feb 2015

Heating Targeted Nano-Sized Drug Parcels Improves Delivery to Tumour Cells

Manchester scientists have found that gentle heating of targeted nano-sized drug parcels more effectively in deliver them to tumour cells – resulting in an improvement in survival rates.

12 Feb 2015

New Report on Global Nanobiotechnology Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 12 Feb 2015

Self-Organized Clouds of Carbon Nanotubes

The second law of thermodynamics tells us that all systems evolve toward a state of maximum entropy, wherein all energy is dissipated as heat, and no available energy remains to do work.

12 Feb 2015

BIONOVA Offers Treatment for Blemish Control

Blemish skin is a common problem often confused with Acne. The cause of skin blemishes is the local imbalance of skin metabolism while Acne is a skin decease caused by hormonal imbalances, overactive sebum production (skin oil) and the existence of a specific bacterial flora. If Acne skin is always Oily, Blemish skin can be Normal, Oily and Dry type.

12 Feb 2015

MicroChem to Distribute Irresistible Materials’ Novel Spin-On-Carbon Materials

Irresistible Materials (IM), a UK materials technology company spun-out from the University of Birmingham, announced today it has signed a License Agreement with MicroChem Corp. (MCC), a supplier of innovative solutions for MEMS, Microelectronics and other emerging technology markets.

12 Feb 2015

Panacea, Accelovance Enter Agreement to Advance Novel Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine

Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Accelovance Inc. today announced the establishment of a clinical development services agreement to develop and advance Panacea's oncology immunotherapy pipeline.

12 Feb 2015