From medGadget: At the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a project organized by University College London and Imperial College London, researchers developed novel nanoscale drug delivery vesicles that can be designed to selectively release only certain cargo. The vesicles are polymersomes, tiny bubbles made of a stable polymer, that contain embedded DNA nanopores within their membranes. The [...]
From an article by Bridget Butler Millsaps: You would be hard pressed today to find a technology more versatile than 3D printing. Making significant impacts that span nearly every industry worldwide, whether you are considering dental 3D printers, titanium spinal implants, luxury car components, or futuristic buildings, we’re witnessing many changes we just never expected. But [...]
From an article written by AZoNano: A researcher from RMIT and collaborators have created a novel nanosurface to be used in medical devices and implants that will prevent contamination with lethal bacteria. Due to the aging population there is a demand for more medical devices, which poses a global challenge of preventing infections caused as [...]
From Nanowerk News: Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs)—which are less than 100 nanometers (one millionth of a millimeter) in diameter—can make the colors in digital printer inks pop and help sunscreens better protect against radiation, among many other applications in industry and science. They may even help prevent infectious diseases. But as the technology becomes more widespread, questions [...]
From an article written by AZoNano: A team of physicists from ITMO University (Saint Petersburg) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has demonstrated the potential of silicon nanoparticles for effective non-linear light manipulation. Their work lays the foundation for the development of novel optical devices with a wide range of functionalities. These silicon [...]
From South China Morning Post: Precision NanoSystems Inc. has increased its revenue almost 800 per cent since it was founded six years ago by carving out a niche in the biotechnology industry. Instead of making its own drugs, the small Vancouver-based tech company is focused on a faster way to create nanoparticles, which improve the precision [...]
From PR Newswire / Precision NanoSystems: Precision NanoSystems, Inc. (PNI), a biotechnology company dedicated to helping advance nanotechnology solutions for the molecular understanding and treatment of disease, today officially launches its NanoAssemblr Blaze™ system. The NanoAssemblr Blaze moves nanomedicine development from the preliminary stages of formulation screening and iteration onto large batch manufacturing of nanoparticles [...]
The energy-storage goal of a polymer dielectric material with high energy density, high power density and excellent charge-discharge efficiency for electric and hybrid vehicle use has been achieved by a team of Penn State materials scientists. The key is a unique three-dimensional sandwich-like structure that protects the dense electric field in the polymer/ceramic composite from [...]
From nanowerk.com: Localization of photons to nanoscale volumes with the aid of plasmonic nanoantennas opened new horizons in bio(chemical) sensing and nanoscale imaging. However, plasmon resonances are short-lived, and the photon energy quickly dissipates as heat, creating temperature gradients on plasmonic chips. While being useful for solar vapor generation, cancer treatment and catalysis, localized heating [...]
From an interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab) at news-medical.net: Q: Can you please outline your latest research where you triggered the apoptosis ‘switch’ on in cancer cells forcing them to commit ‘suicide’? A: Before I explain the discovery, I would take a step back and explain an interesting event that takes place in the [...]
