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Nano-particles to Target Acidic Tumor Microenvironment for Enhanced Drug Delivery

A team of chemical engineers at MIT has developed a nanoparticle to deliver drugs. The nanoparticle is more acidic than healthy tissues.

16 May 2011

University Startup Company Wins Competition for Nanotechnology-Based Healthcare Solution

Helios, a Syracuse University startup company, has won the $100,000 New York State Business Plan Competition held at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany on April 28, for a technology that can be applied in healthcare.

16 May 2011

Nanotechnology-Based Platform for Efficient Drug Delivery

Philadelphia-based, Iroko Pharmaceuticals recently took over iCeutica to enhance its development of innovative, low-dose non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

13 May 2011

Research Team to Develop Therapeutic Nanoparticles to Destroy Latent HIV Virus

Professor João Gonçalves at Faculdade de Farmácia de Lisboa and researcher at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal, will receive a Grand Challenges Exploration Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

13 May 2011

Nanotube Membranes of Connected Cells Communicate Electrically

A research team led by Dr. Xiang Wang and Professor Hans-Hermann Gerdes at the University of Bergen’s Department of Biomedicine found that cells in the human body communicated through electrical signals emitted through nanotubes at high speed.

13 May 2011

Nanotechnology-Based Natural Ingredients to Relieve Localized Arthritic and Gout Pain

Concept Laboratories has launched a topical therapy for acute and chronic pain patients called MyOmega 3 Heat Therapy cream.

12 May 2011

RNA Nanoparticles to Deliver Medication to Targeted Cells

A University of Cincinnati (UC) research team led by biomedical engineering professor Peixuan Guo, has recently released two articles in the online journal, Molecular Therapy, describing how he has developed large RNA nanoparticles.

6 May 2011

A Single Imperfect Bacterial Cell Functions Better than a Computer Chip

Objects at nano-scale behave differently from those on a larger scale, says Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and Michael Simpson, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

6 May 2011

Non-Contact Nano-Chip Sensor to Track Respiratory Rate of Patients

A Tyndall National Institute research team in UCC, Cork, has created a non-contact microchip sensor that could be used to track the respiratory rate without having to touch the patient.

6 May 2011

Quantum Dots Help Track Endoscope Movement in Colon

A Tufts University team at the School of Engineering led by associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Caroline G.L. Cao has created a system that could minimize patient discomfort while scanning for colon cancer and ensure that the test results are accurate.

6 May 2011