A new 'Pyrex' nanoparticle

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Sep 07, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (11) | 0

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a new method to fabricate borosilicate glass nanoparticles. Used in microfluidic systems, these "Pyrex"-like nanoparticles are more stable when subjected to temperature ...

Nano-sized 'trojan horse' to aid nutrition

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Aug 25, 2008 | 3.9 / 5 (17) | 5

Researchers from Monash University have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body.

Dual-Mode Nanoparticles Image Tumors Using MRI and PET

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Aug 15, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (14) | 0

Medical imaging represents one of the most used and useful procedures in the oncologist’s diagnostic toolkit, even though each of the most useful techniques—magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography x-ray ...

Failed HIV Drug Gets Second Chance with Addition of Gold Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

May 23, 2008 | 3.9 / 5 (21) | 2

Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that adding tiny bits of gold to a failed HIV drug rekindle the drug's ability to stop the virus from invading the body's immune system.

Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jul 23, 2008 | 4.9 / 5 (23) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and ...

Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

May 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health.

Synthetic HDL: A new weapon to fight cholesterol problems

Chemistry /

Jan 09, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 4

Buttery Christmas cookies, eggnog, juicy beef roast, rich gravy and creamy New York-style cheesecake. Happy holiday food unfortunately can send blood cholesterol levels sky high.

Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jun 13, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (12) | 1

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return signals to identify different types ...

'Smart bomb' nanoparticle strategy impacts metastasis

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jul 07, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (15) | 0

A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, ...

Researchers create freestanding nanoparticle films without fillers

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Jun 09, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Nanoparticle films are no longer a delicate matter: Vanderbilt physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they don't disintegrate at the slightest touch.

Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Jun 09, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 0

In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole ...

Hybrid Nanoparticles Image and Treat Tumors

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Sep 26, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (21) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining a magnetic nanoparticle, a fluorescent quantum dot, and an anticancer drug within a lipid-based nanoparticle, a multi-institutional research team headed by members of the National Cancer Institute’s ...

One nano-step closer to weighing a single atom

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Jul 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

By studying gold nanoparticles with highly uniform sizes and shapes, scientists now understand how they lose energy, a key step towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any single atom.

Nanoparticles research aids drug development

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Nov 10, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments.

Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Feb 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay ...