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Maven Updates Nanotechnology in Life Sciences Research Database

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Nanotechnology in life sciences research database.

30 Aug 2010

Drug-Loaded Magnetic Nanoparticles Treat Blood Clots

If a drug can be guided to the right place in the body, the treatment is more effective and there are fewer side-effects. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed magnetic nanoparticles that can be ...

26 Aug 2010

New Microneedles Can Deliver Quantum Dots into Skin

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed extremely small microneedles that can be used to deliver medically-relevant nanoscale dyes called quantum dots into skin – an advance that opens the door to new techniques for diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions, including skin cancer.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop Organic LEDs Using New Nanomaterial

Electronic products pollute our environment with a number of heavy metals before, during and after they're used.

26 Aug 2010

Cerulean Pharma’s Nanopharmaceuticals Hold Promise in Cancer Therapy

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in designing and developing nanopharmaceuticals, today announced that results of a Phase 1 clinical study of CRLX101 (formerly IT-101), Cerulean’s lead clinical development candidate, and pre-clinical data on Cerulean’s development candidate, CRLX288, were presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, ongoing in Boston, Massachusetts.

26 Aug 2010

Surgeons Perform First Knee Surgery Using New Nanosensor Technology

The first advanced sensor assisted knee surgery in the world has been performed at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Through collaboration with OrthoSensor, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, the new sensor technology is...

25 Aug 2010

Researchers Study Mechanism of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets

Because they are portable and easy to operate at ambient temperatures, cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) should find innovative applications in biomedicine, materials science and fabrication industries.

25 Aug 2010

Access Pharmaceuticals’ Cobalamin Nanotechnology to be Discussed at ACS Symposium

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in products for cancer and supportive care, announced that its Director of Chemistry and Quality, Dr. Ric Zarzycki will gi...

From American Chemical Society 25 Aug 2010

FDA to Host Public Workshop on Medical Devices and Nanotechnology

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health is organizing a Public workshop titled "Medical Devices & Nanotechnology: Manufacturing, Characterization, and Biocompatibility Considerations" to be held on S...

24 Aug 2010

Hampton University Scientist Joins with Princeton Professor for Nanomedicine Research

As an early career scientist, Max Fontus wondered how successful researchers repeatedly make discoveries worth publishing. Collaborating with a Princeton engineering professor this summer, he realized that working with s...

24 Aug 2010