News tagged with nanospheres
Hollow gold nanospheres show promise for biomedical and other applications
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and biological ...
Targeted nanospheres find, penetrate, then fuel burning of melanoma
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas ...
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Anticancer nanotech
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumour in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy.
A new process for making much-sought iron nanospheres
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Using a process that creates bubbles as hot as the surface of the sun, chemists are reporting development of a new method for making hollow hematite (iron oxide) nanospheres. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's ...
Scientist creates 'micro-tornadoes'
May 14, 2007 |
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Meteorologists concerned about a possible worldwide intensification of tornado activity may now be able to study tornadoes in the lab.
Cellular nanoscale drug delivery from the inside out
Mar 29, 2006 |
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Delivering a dose of chemotherapy drugs to specific cancer cells without the risk of side affects to healthy cells may one day be possible thanks to a nanoscale drug delivery system being explored by researchers at the U.S. ...
'Nanospheres' that block pain of sensitive teeth
Sep 01, 2005 |
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Nanospheres could help dentists fill the tiny holes in our teeth that make them incredibly sensitive, and that cause severe pain for millions of adults and children worldwide.
New technique sees into tissue at greater depth, resolution
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 17, 2008 |
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By coupling a kicked-up version of microscopy with miniscule particles of gold, Duke University scientists are now able to peer so deep into living tissue that they can see molecules interacting.
Engineering nanoparticles for maximum strength
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Because they are riddled with defects, bulk crystalline materials never achieve their ideal strength; nanocrystals, on the other hand, are so small there's no room for defects. Yet while nanocrystalline materials ...
High-intensity ultrasound creates hollow nanospheres and nanocrystals
Feb 22, 2005 |
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Using high-intensity ultrasound, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created hollow nanospheres and the first hollow nanocrystals. The nanospheres could be used in microelectronics, ...
Biodegradable nanospheres offer novel approach for treatment of toxin exposure and drug delivery
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Oct 23, 2006 |
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A new technology to clean the blood of victims of radiological, chemical and biological terrorist attacks is being developed jointly by Argonne National Laboratory, the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute ...
Nanorods show benefits cancer treatment
Mar 14, 2006 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Francisco, have found an even more effective and safer way to detect and kill cancer cells. By changing the shapes of ...
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