A major limitation that investigators still must overcome to fully realize nanoparticles for anticancer applications is the propensity for immune cells such as macrophages to engulf and eliminate nanoparticles circulating in the bloodstream.
Sep 11th, 2006
Read moreResearchers have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.
Sep 11th, 2006
Read moreNew research results suggest that for cancer patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common malignant brain tumor in adults, synthetic LDL-like nanoparticles could prove to be the vehicle of choice for delivering potent anticancer drugs to tumor cells while sparing healthy neighboring cells.
Sep 11th, 2006
Read moreFunctionally graded nanocrystalline plating with excellent lubricating, anticorrosion and antiwear performances has recently been fabricated in China.
Sep 11th, 2006
Read moreThe technology exploits a three-component system: metal nanoparticles, novel phthalocyanine photosensitisers and phase transfer reagent.
Sep 8th, 2006
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Using nanometer scale analysis techniques and quantities too small to explode, researchers have mapped the temperature and length-sale factors that make explosives behave the way they do.
Sep 8th, 2006
Read morePhysicists have devised a potentially groundbreaking theory demonstrating how to control the spin of particles without using superconducting magnets.
Sep 8th, 2006
Read moreThe nanotech food market is growing rapidly and will reach over $20 billion by 2010.
Sep 7th, 2006
Read moreThe first of two conferences at the Paris expo with a focus on nanotechnology relating to UV filters.
Sep 7th, 2006
Read moreMaking silicon dioxide nanocapsules by frothing polymers with supercritical carbon dioxide.
Sep 7th, 2006
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Researchers have shown how ultrasound energy can briefly "open a door" in the protective outer membranes of living cells to allow entry of drugs and other therapeutic molecules.
Sep 6th, 2006
Read moreBy using polymers containing iron, it is possible to make intelligent containers of which the access of molecules can be regulated in a chemical way.
Sep 6th, 2006
Read moreNew laser could lead to higher density DVDs, more powerful microscopes and novel tools for biology and engineering.
Sep 6th, 2006
Read moreNanoscientists have transformed a molecule of chlorophyll-a from spinach into a complex biological switch that has possible future applications for green energy, technology and medicine.
Sep 5th, 2006
Read moreResearchers have synthesized a compound in the diarylethene family whose surface becomes super-water-repellent on command.
Sep 5th, 2006
Read moreA new method for attaching tumor-targeting antibodies to the surface of buckyballs.
Sep 5th, 2006
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