Magnetic ‘rusty’ nanoparticles pull estrogen out of water
A new “smart rust” could one day help pull pollutants out of waterways, leaving cleaner water behind.
Researchers adorned tiny particles of iron oxide, better known as rust,…
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Nanomedicine for treating inflammatory bowel disease: Anti-inflammatory nanoparticles…
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is on the rise worldwide. The benefits of current medications are limited by problematic side…
Building better lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery: Structural biologists and…
Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real people, the drug agent has to take a journey through the infinitely…
Breakthrough treatment for skin infection: Novel microneedle array embedded with…
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed)…
Researchers discovered that various species share a similar mechanism of molecular…
Researchers at FHAIVE FHAIVE (Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches), Tampere University, have discovered a new response mechanism specific to exposure to…
Nanoparticles provoke immune response against tumors but avoid side effects: In a new…
Cancer drugs that stimulate the body's immune system to attack tumors are a promising way to treat many types of cancer. However, some of these drugs produce too much systemic inflammation…
Videos of gold nanoparticles snapping together show how some crystals grow
Mesmerizing videos offer a new look at the ways crystals form.
The real-time clips, described March 30 in Nature Nanotechnology, show closeup views of microscopic gold…
New nanoparticles can perform gene-editing in the lungs: Using these RNA-delivery…
Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA…
Study finds food colouring nanoparticles can affect human gut
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Washington, February 16
According to new research by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists, metal oxide nanoparticles - commonly used as food colouring and anti-caking agents…
Silver nanoparticles show promise in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria
In a new study, scientists with the University of Florida found that a combination of silver nanoparticles and antibiotics was effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The…