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Nanoneedle is small in size, but huge in applications

Nanoneedle is small in size, but huge in applications

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. ...





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'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests

'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cutting-edge “tweezers” are so sensitive that they can feel the tell-tale tug of tiny concentrations of pathogens in blood samples, yet don’t ever need to be sterilized—or even held—as they ...


Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient?s ...


Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions

Biology /

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors ...


FSU researchers make observing cell functions easier

FSU researchers make observing cell functions easier

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Now that the genome (DNA) of humans and many other organisms have been sequenced, biologists are turning their attention to discovering how the many thousands of structural and control genes -- the “worker ...


Sensor Detects Onset of Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Physics / Soft Matter

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have fabricated and tested a unique biosensor that measures concentrations of potassium and hydrogen ions in the human heart with high specificity. The ...


Engineering chimeric polypeptides to illuminate cellular redox states

Engineering chimeric polypeptides to illuminate cellular redox states

Biology /

created Jan 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UIUC interdisciplinary team reports the design of chimeric polypeptides leading to development of noninvasive biosensors for potential application in biomedical research.


New device enables early detection of cancerous skin tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren't visible to the naked eye.


New field-deployable biosensor detects avian influenza virus in minutes instead of days

New field-deployable biosensor detects avian influenza virus in minutes instead of days

Biology /

created Sep 27, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results.


Making monster waves

Making monster waves

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Rogue waves -- giant waves that spring up suddenly and tower over the seas around them—have inspired physicists to look for an analogue in light. These high-intensity pulses can cross large distances without ...


Tailoring the optical dipole force for use on molecules

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Scientists have been working with dipole fields for quite some time," Peter Barker tells PhysOrg.com. "However, most of the work is focused on very small particles, like atoms, or on larger particles, such a ...



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