Delving into the world of the extremely small, researchers are exploring how biodegradable nanoparticles can precisely deliver anticancer drugs to attack neuroblastoma, an often-deadly children’s cancer.CHOP Collaborators Explore Ultrasmall Drug Delivery Vehicles…
Tag: Nanotechnology
Optics, nanotechnology combined to create low-cost sensor for gases
Engineers at Oregon State University have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin-films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyze a…
Combining magnetism and light to fight cancer
Scientists at the Laboratory Material and Systems Complexes (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot) and the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Electrolytes and Nanosystems Interfacial (CNRS/UPMC)obtained total tumor regression in mice. By combining, in a…
Early stage cancer detection using Gold Nanoparticle
Thousands of people beat cancer every year. Early detection of cancer greatly increases the chances for successful treatment. Qun Huo, an Associate Professor in the NanoScience Technology Center at the University of…
Prototype nanoneedles generate new blood vessels
Scientists have developed tiny nanoneedles that have successfully prompted parts of the body to generate new blood vessels, in a trial in mice.This paving the way for new regenerative medicine. The researchers,…