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Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pinning down cancer US scientists have synthesized pin-shaped nanoparticles with magnetic and optical properties. The nanoparticles could be used for magnetic resonance imaging, early detection and photothermal therapy of cancer and other diseases. |
Chemistry World February 14, 2011 Rachel Cooper |
Small and sensitive nanoparticles A new highly sensitive nanoparticle contrast agent for imaging in the body stays in the bloodstream longer and is better at targeting tumors than other nanoparticle contrast agents, say Chinese scientists. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Rowan Frame |
Nanomagnets clean blood Nanoparticles that never have to enter the body can capture harmful components in blood, scientists in Switzerland have shown. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2012 David Bradley |
A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Three glowing mice Mice injected with quantum dots are helping scientists understand how nanoparticles can accumulate in the body. |
Chemistry World August 16, 2006 Michael Gross |
Nanoparticle Toxicity Tested The rapid advance of nanotechnology has raised concerns that substances known to be harmless in bulk might turn out toxic or carcinogenic in certain fibrous or nanoparticle forms. |
Chemistry World November 7, 2010 Laura Howes |
Inhaled nanoparticles, from there to where? US scientists have for the first time shown how the size and surface properties of nanoparticles can affect where they end up in the body after they are inhaled. |
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 June 5, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Nanoparticles scrub up a treat in hot water bath Upping the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles can be as simple as a good wash in hot water, UK chemists have shown. |
Chemistry World July 15, 2008 |
Raman Reveals DNA in Action Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, UK, have been able to use Raman spectroscopy to observe strands of DNA pairing up and falling apart by attaching them to silver nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2012 Fiona McKenzie |
Protein sorting within cells US scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles with specific ligands to latch on to and visualize specific proteins in living cells. |
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 February 18, 2009 Nina Notman |
Single Nanocatalyst Behaviour Revealed Before you can design the perfect nanoparticle catalyst, you first need to understand the fundamental science that governs their reactivity. U.S. Scientists have said they have done just that. |
Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Michaela Muehlberg |
Polymers curl up and take control Scientists in Germany have successfully collapsed single polymer chains into dense nanoparticles, to make single-chain nanoparticles, by adding palladium. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal. |
Chemistry World March 20, 2014 James Urquhart |
Nanoparticle composites make colorful magnetic crystals Incorporating nanoparticles into single crystal materials can imbue them with new properties, such as color and magnetism, thanks to gel crystallization techniques developed independently by UK and Chinese research groups. |
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 September 23, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles Hide Behind Protein Cloak Polymer nanoparticles suspended in human blood become cloaked in plasma proteins, new research has shown. |
Chemistry World April 5, 2007 Lionel Milgrom |
Nanoparticles Make Better MRI Images Manganese oxide nanoparticles have been used as contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging, allowing researchers to see inside living brains in the same detail as dissected tissue under a microscope. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Easier Cancer Imaging with Raman A new imaging technique based on Raman spectroscopy has been used to illuminate tumors in mice with unprecedented precision. |
Chemistry World February 10, 2011 Erica Wise |
Raman imaging gives new hope for cancer diagnosis Surface enhanced Raman scattering works by detecting spectroscopic signals of molecules such as cancer antibodies that are in close proximity to metals injected into tissue such as gold or silver nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
A new way to convert light to electricity By shining light onto metallic nanoparticles, researchers in the US and the Netherlands have demonstrated an entirely new way to generate electrical energy |
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Early Alzheimer's diagnosis compound UK and US scientists have developed a labelled tracer compound that binds to plaques closely associated with Alzheimer's disease so that the plaques can be picked up by a medical imaging technique. |
Chemistry World February 22, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Toxin Test in a Lunchbox Scientists in the US have developed a cheap lunchbox-sized device that can detect exposure to toxic metals in minutes. |
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. |
Chemistry World June 15, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
Colour change test for brain chemicals Chemists in China have devised a system which uses gold nanoparticles to detect glucose in the brain, based on a simple colour change test. |
Chemistry World May 18, 2015 Ian Randall |
Jellyfish skin perfect mould to cast complex nanoparticles The gel-like inner skin of jellyfish can be used as a template for the simple synthesis of dendritic silver nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World February 13, 2006 |
Nanoparticles Detect Cell Suicide Plans Researchers have developed a nanotechnological assay for detecting programmed cell death. The technique is effective in cell cultures, they report, and might eventually be used in humans. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2011 Rachel Cooper |
Toxin sensor for drinking water A green and simple method to make a sensor to detect one of the most toxic cyanotoxins, microcystin-LR, has been devised by scientists from China. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2011 Sarah Farley |
Detecting diseases with DNA sensors DNA sensors detect pathogenic and genetic diseases by binding to target DNA strands that are related to the disease and giving a signal that shows how much of the DNA is present. |
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Nanoparticles brought to order US researchers have developed a process that could bring the unusual properties of nanoparticles to a larger scale, by using small molecules to evenly space nanoparticles in a polymer composite. |
Chemistry World August 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Nanoparticles and ultrasound team up to treat tumors A new, non-invasive method to deliver drugs to the brain has been developed by Taiwanese researchers. |
Chemistry World March 28, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Copper catalysis sees the light Researchers in the US have shown that the oxide coating on copper nanoparticles can be stripped away by light, exposing the metallic, catalytic copper core. |
Chemistry World October 17, 2013 Jessica Brand |
Enhancing photopigment formation to boost biofuel production Scientists in Australia have developed a nanoparticle light filter system that only lets through wavelengths favorable for microalgae growth. The system could make producing algal biofuels more efficient. |
Chemistry World January 24, 2014 Megan Tyler |
Nanomaterials: Bin and burn? Scientists in the US have begun addressing the question of whether the disposal of nanomaterials could damage the environment, by investigating the fate of nanomaterials in incinerators. |
Chemistry World May 31, 2006 Jon Evans |
Carbon Joins the Dots Carbon could soon replace cadmium as the material of choice for quantum dots, following the development of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by scientists. |
Chemistry World May 24, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Releasing reactive oxygen Scientists in Canada have made nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. |
Chemistry World November 3, 2011 David Bradley |
Faster Synthesis of Fluorine Radioisotope Imaging Agents A palladium-containing fluorination reagent can be used to quickly synthesise aromatic molecules labelled with fluorine-18, a positron emitter used in molecular imaging. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticles help reveal hidden fingerprints A technique using gold nanoparticles in combination with antibodies has shown promising results for enhancing fingerprints that are over a week old. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals. |
Chemistry World February 3, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticle studies guide coating design A new study provides guidance for designing nanoparticle coatings based on the particles' size and the environment they are to be used in. The research could help scientists create more effective nanoparticle drug carriers. |
Chemistry World September 14, 2009 Hayley Birch |
All that is small is not nano Mark Wiesner of Duke University, US, says it is too easy to tar all nanoparticles with the same brush. 'All that is small is not necessarily nano,' he says. 'You need to have that novel property. The question then becomes: what's the taxonomy of these nanomaterials?' |
Chemistry World February 28, 2006 Jon Evans |
Magnetic Appeal of Shape-Change Polymer Polymer scientists developed polymers that change shape in response to a magnetic field by incorporating magnetic iron(III)oxide nanoparticles into a shape-memory polyetherurethane compound known as TFX. |
Chemistry World August 20, 2008 |
Spying on Self-Assembly Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface. |
Chemistry World October 25, 2013 James Urquhart |
Water droplets warped into weird shapes US scientists have discovered that self-assembling nanoparticles can lock water droplets into different shapes. The team suggests the work could be useful for several applications including microfluidic devices, sensors and drug delivery. |
Chemistry World January 17, 2011 Laura Howes |
Nanoparticle divides to conquer Scientists have made a nanoparticle that breaks up into smaller units once it reaches its target, allowing it to penetrate deeper into tumour tissue and deliver treatment more effectively. |
Chemistry World April 3, 2012 Helen Gray |
Mass spectrometry imaging: the new tool in counterfeit security The ever-increasing sophistication of the counterfeit trade is a growing economic problem, and when applied to pharmaceuticals, dangerous to human health. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
Antibacterial nanoparticles from bacteria Scientists have found that silver nanoparticles made using bacteria have better antibacterial properties than their chemically synthesised counterparts. |
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 |
Chemistry World January 2, 2015 Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Smart nanoparticles take aim at cancer cells Scientists in China have developed an intelligent nanoparticle system that delivers a chemotherapeutic and radiosensitizer drug directly to the nucleus of cancer cells. |