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New Nanoparticle Technology Reveals Common Marker of Heart Disease

A new technique developed by scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) integrates high-precision protein measurement with sticky nanoparticles to capture and study a common marker associated with heart disease, revealing details that were not accessible before.

7 Aug 2020

New Technique to Achieve Quantitative Chemometrics at Nanoscale in 3D

Researchers from the Nanooptics Group at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian) demonstrate that nanoscale infrared imaging - which is established as a surface-sensitive technique - can be employed for chemical nanoidentification of materials that are located up to 100 nm below the surface.

24 Jul 2020

New Technology Could Enhance Therapeutic Efficiency of Nanomedicines

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a breakthrough technology to resolve a key problem that has prevented the introduction of novel drugs into clinical practice for decades.

20 Jul 2020

New Nanomaterial Study Could Help Create Stable, Simple COVID-19 Vaccine Patch

From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines.

16 Jul 2020

Nano-Radiomics Analyzes Imaging Data to Assess Changes in Tumor Microenvironment

Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response. The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of a patient's immune system are re-engineered in the lab to attack cancer cells.

13 Jul 2020

Unique Nanoparticle Increases Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

According to Penn State scientists, a special nanoparticle used to provide a localized cancer treatment suppresses the growth of tumors.

8 Jul 2020

Nanoparticles Used to Deliver Gene Therapy for Macular Degeneration

Two researchers from Johns Hopkins University—an ophthalmologist and an engineer—have successfully used nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy for blinding eye disease.

8 Jul 2020

Unique Photonic Device can Redefine Medical Implant Technology

Over the past few decades, medical technology seen various advances in terms of the scope and efficiency of implant devices.

8 Jul 2020

Nanoparticles Offer a Promising Way for Treating Cancer, Liver Disorders

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination -- including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics that has advanced to clinical trials with humans.

3 Jul 2020

Researchers Propose a Cost-Effective Method for Creating Silica Nanoparticles

Researchers in Australia and China have proposed an innovative and cost-effective new method for creating silica beads, which have a number of key uses, ranging from nanomedicine and bioimaging to the production of paper and polished concrete.

2 Jul 2020