News tagged with microbubbles
Potential for noninvasive brain tumor treatment
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter.
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Philips develops ultrasound-activated microbubbles for localized delivery of cancer drugs
Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips is developing an ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that is designed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for certain types of ...
Laser can spot illness before symptoms appear
Nov 12, 2007 |
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It may not rank among the top 10 causes of death, but decompression sickness can be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, a University of Houston professor is developing a laser-based system that can diagnose ...
Nanoparticles and Lasers Create Cancer-Killing Microbubbles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2006 |
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One promising use of gold nanoparticles is to use them to convert laser energy into heat that can kill malignant cells. Now, in a promising twist on this approach to anticancer therapy, an international team of investigators ...
Sensitive ultrasound to spot early-stage cancer
Oct 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed highly sensitive ultrasound equipment that can detect tiny quantities of reflective microbubbles engineered to stick to specific tumour cells. The technique should pick ...
Engineers whip up the first long-lived nanoscale bubbles
May 29, 2008 |
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With the aid of kitchen mixers, engineers at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have whipped up, for the first time, permanent nanoscale bubbles – bubbles that endure for more than ...
Heading circulatory disease off at the pass
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that current conventional tests miss.
Nanobubbles Deliver Targeted Cancer Drugs Using Ultrasound
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 11, 2007 |
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A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from "nanobubbles" into the tumor.
Scientists explain mass whale strandings
Dec 27, 2005 |
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Volatile weather, unfamiliar territory and strong social support are all causes of the centuries-old mystery of mass whale beachings, scientists say.
Nanoparticles Detect and Purge Metastases in Lymph Nodes
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Colonoscopy represents one of the great weapons against cancer. In one step, a physician can find precancerous lesions in the colon and then cut them out, an on-the-spot intervention that prevents cancer from developing. ...
Tiny bubbles clean oil from water
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed ...
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