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NSF Grant to Bolster UT Arlington Engineer’s Work with Microfluidic Devices

A UT Arlington mechanical engineer has been honored by the National Science Foundation with a $400,000 Early Career Development grant to support her work with microfluidic devices, which promise to improve 3D tissue and cell sample analyses.

11 Feb 2013

Genetic DNA Device Holds Hope for Miniature, Medically-Savvy Computers

Scientists hope that one day in the distant future, miniature, medically-savvy computers will roam our bodies, detecting early-stage diseases and treating them on the spot by releasing a suitable drug, without any outside help.

8 Feb 2013

Nano3D BioSciences’ Magnetic Levitation Technology May Help Grow Implantable Human Organs

The magnetic levitation technology that Rainbow Coral Corp. joint venture partner Nano3D BioSciences (n3D) recently used to grow lifelike human lung tissue could one day lead to an even more astonishing breakthrough—lab-grown, implantable human organs.

7 Feb 2013

Degradable Nanoscale Shell Carries Proteins to Cancer Cells

Scientists create nanoscale vehicle to battle cancer without harming healthy cells

7 Feb 2013

Red Blood Cells Trap Drug-Carrying Nanoparticles

Many medically minded researchers are in hot pursuit of designs that will allow drug-carrying nanoparticles to navigate tissues and the interiors of cells, but University of Michigan engineers have discovered that these particles have another hurdle to overcome: escaping the bloodstream.

6 Feb 2013

Innovative Nanosensors Detect Survival Status of Transplanted Cells

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have devised a way to detect whether cells previously transplanted into a living animal are alive or dead, an innovation they say is likely to speed the development of cell replacement therapies for conditions such as liver failure and type 1 diabetes. As reported in the March issue of Nature Materials, the study used nanoscale pH sensors and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines to tell if liver cells injected into mice survived over time.

6 Feb 2013

Creating Nanostructures with Embedded Live Cells Using Laser Technology

Using Laser Technology, Aleksandr Ovsianikov from the Vienna University of Technology wants to create microstructures with embedded living cells. This project will be funded by an ERC Starting Grant.

6 Feb 2013

Queensgate Instruments Launches New Z-Stage with Dual Sensor Technology at Photonics West 2013

Queensgate Instruments has launched the new, faster, more responsive 500µm Z-Stage with Dual Sensor Technology™ at SPIE Photonics West 2013 in San Francisco.

From Queensgate Instruments Ltd 4 Feb 2013

Unique Nanomechanical Signature Shows Promise to Improve Cancer Treatment

The texture of breast cancer tissue differs from that of healthy tissue. Using a cutting-edge tissue diagnostic device, a group of researchers in Basel, Switzerland, has determined one key difference: cancerous tissue is a mix of stiff and soft zones, whereas healthy tissue has uniform stiffness.

2 Feb 2013

New Approach to Nanodrug Delivery Helps Improve CNS Disorder Treatment

The treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases can be particularly challenging because many of the therapeutic agents such as recombinant proteins and gene medicines are not easily transported across the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

2 Feb 2013