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Microswimmers" make a big splash for improved drug delivery
Jan 12, 2009 |
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They may never pose a challenge to Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, but the "microswimmers" developed by researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom could break a long-standing barrier to improving delivery of medications ...
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'Frozen smoke:' The ultimate sponge for cleaning up oil spills
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called "frozen smoke," may serve as the ultimate sponge for capturing oil from wastewater and effectively ...
Nano bubble gum for enhancing drug delivery in gut
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Of the many characteristic traits a drug can have, one of the most desirable is the ability for a drug to be swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream through the gut. Some drugs, like over-the-counter aspirin, lend themselves ...
Nanoscopic screening process to speed drug discovery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.
Acoustic tweezers can position tiny objects
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Manipulating tiny objects like single cells or nanosized beads often requires relatively large, unwieldy equipment, but now a system that uses sound as a tiny tweezers can be small enough ...
Micromagnetic-microfluidic device could quickly pull pathogens from the bloodstream
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Sepsis, an infection of the blood, can quickly overwhelm the body's defenses and is responsible for more than 200,000 deaths per year in the U.S. alone. Premature newborns and people with weakened immune systems are especially ...
New Jefferson trial to test radiation-emitting beads against advanced liver cancer
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Liver cancer specialists at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia are beginning an 18-month study of a new treatment for liver cancer. The therapy entails injecting tiny beads that emit small amounts of radiation ...
Rethinking Brownian motion with the 'Emperor's New Clothes'
Jul 27, 2009 |
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In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In similar fashion, researchers at the University ...
Magnetic particles act as ink in new printer
Mar 16, 2007 |
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By using a laser beam to focus and push particles against a substrate, scientist Lars Helseth of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has designed and built a unique type of colloidal printer. Taking ...
New and improved right to the last drop
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Biomolecules have become almost ubiquitous in laundry and personal care products. Biological washing powders usually contain enzymes to help digest stains while the latest shampoos and conditioners often use proteins to add ...
Plastic pellets killing birds in Scotland
Apr 18, 2007 |
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Environmentalists say birds on Scotland's Firth of Forth are dying after eating plastic pellets from a nearby oil refinery.
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