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May 2010
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Lab-Grown Liver New cell culture system solves problem of growing liver cells. |
Chemistry World
December 12, 2013
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Kiss-and-run drug delivery Carriers that release hydrophobic substances at cell membranes but do not enter the cells themselves could be the foundation for a new way to deliver drugs into cells, according to a team of scientists in Germany. |
Chemistry World
February 23, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Polymer coat helps nanoparticles penetrate mucus US researchers have shown how biodegradable, medically safe polymer coatings can help nanoparticles penetrate the mucus lining that protects human tissues to deliver drugs efficiently. |
Chemistry World
February 19, 2009
Nina Notman |
Nanoparticles give cancer drug a boost US scientists have taken a novel step towards fighting the reoccurrence of lung cancer, using drug delivering nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2006
Fiona Case |
Synchronised Delivery for DNA and Drugs Polymer capsules that can simultaneously deliver drug molecules and DNA into a cell could boost the power of cancer treatments. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2006
Jon Evans |
Nanotechnology Tackles Chemotherapy Chemists and medical researchers have developed nanoparticles that target chemotherapy drugs directly at tumours. The researchers claim that the same technique could be used to develop nanoparticle-based treatments for a wide range of other diseases. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Sensitive Polymers Show Drug Delivery Promise Chemists in the US have developed a three-component polymer that can respond to temperature, pH and the presence of a reducing agent. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2014
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Spinach chlorophyll activates polymer production line Inspired by nature, scientists in Australia have united light and chlorophyll to generate a range of polymers that have biomedical applications. |
Chemistry World
March 26, 2014
Katia Moskvitch |
Nanoparticle sensors detect drug damage in the liver Stanford University researchers have created nanoparticle-based sensors that can image metabolites in animal livers, which they say could help eliminate toxic drug candidates before they are given to humans. |
Chemistry World
March 16, 2009
Hayley Birch |
Nanodumbbells Target Cancer Cells US scientists have designed nanoparticles that function like 'guided missiles' in the targeted destruction of breast cancer cells. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2014
Vijay Shankar |
Nanoparticle protects protein drug cargo A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, US has developed novel nanoparticles that could deliver protein drugs to where they are needed unscathed. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing. |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2011
Carol Stanier |
Mighty micelles that make themselves Scientists in the US and Singapore have made self assembling micelles of cationic polymers that kill bacteria but are biodegradable - raising further hope of a nanotechnology solution to the problem of antibiotic resistance. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2014
Mary Macleod |
Organ -- organ interactions could compound nanoparticle damage Many studies look at the beneficial medical effects of nanoparticles, however, Mandy Esch explains that her work at Cornell University is checking for adverse effects. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Harriet Brewerton |
Transplant tracking Magnetic nanoparticles could be used to track neural stem cells after a transplant in order to monitor how the cells heal spinal injuries, say UK scientists. |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2013
Daniel Johnson |
Stealthy nanoparticles gather to take on tumors A team of Chinese scientists have created nanoparticles that respond to changes in pH, clumping together in acidic conditions. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
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Fractals support growing organs A method for making intricate networks of artificial blood vessels brings the decades-old dream of growing replacement organs a big step closer. The networks are designed to provide the support structure needed for organ cells to coalesce into something greater than the sum of its parts. |
Chemistry World
March 9, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Finding the Risks of Nanoparticle Exposure A new model for nanoparticle exposure should provide more realistic insights into the possible health risks of airborne nanoparticles, researchers in Switzerland claim. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Predicting nanoparticle toxicity Judging nanoparticle toxicity could be made easier by a new theoretical model that predicts which materials will make nanoparticles that could damage living cells. The model can predict the available electronic energy levels in the nanoparticle structure |
