Iron Nanorobots Go Undercover to Track Living Cells Inside the Body
Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells. Living cells inside the body could be placed under surveillance—their location and migration…
Bionanotechnology
Reversible “Gecko” Adhesives Ready for Easy Mass-Production
Why did the gecko climb the skyscraper? Because it could; its toes stick to about anything. For a few years, engineers have known the secrets…
Coupled Quantum Dots May Offer a New Way to Store Quantum Information
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have for the first time created and imaged a novel pair of…
World’s Most Complex Microparticle Ever Made – Synthetic That Surpasses Nature’s Intricacy
Synthetic microparticles more intricate than some of the most complicated ones found in nature have been produced by a University of Michigan-led international team. They…
Self-Assembly Biomaterial Discovery Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures
An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures. In a new study published…
New Nanoparticle Weapon in Fight Against Lethal Fungi
Monash University researchers have gained insights into how nanoparticles could develop a biosensor to prevent deadly diseases contracted on medical equipment, such as catheters. Candida…
New Study Solves Longstanding Nanowire Mystery
Deep in the ocean or underground, where there is no oxygen, Geobacter bacteria “breathe” by projecting tiny protein filaments called “nanowires” into the soil, to…
Hydrogen Peroxide-Sensing Molecule Helps Select Effective Cancer Therapy
MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells and determine whether the cells are responding to a particular…
MIT Engineered Nanoparticles Boost Immune Cells
Programming the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells has had promising results for treating blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. This tactic has…
Biophysicists Design Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Heart Cells
Biophysicists from MIPT have studied the structure of a nanofibrous scaffold, as well as its interaction with rat cardiac cells. The study, which is part…
Fully Autonomous Cancer-Fighting Nanorobots Seek and Destroy Tumors
In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of…
“DNA-Origami” Allows Scientists to Study Minute Protein Interactions
DNA is packaged tightly within the cell’s nuclear membranes, which contain channels that regulate the transit of macromolecules governing all of life’s functions. Yale University…
Scientists Develop a Nanowire Device to Detect Cancer with a Urine Test
MicroRNA extraction using nanowires. After introducing a urine sample onto the device, extracellular vesicles are captured by a nanowire substrate via electrostatic forces. MicroRNAs can…
New Detection System Could Dramatically Improve Early Disease Diagnosis
The presence of, or changes in the concentration of, certain proteins in biological fluids can be indicators of disease. However, in the early stages of…
Single-Stranded DNA and RNA Origami That Can Autonomously Fold Into Defined Structures
Nanotechnologists are using DNA, the genetic material present in living organisms, as well as its multifunctional cousin RNA as the raw material in efforts to…
Scientists Direct the Growth of Hydrogel to Mimic Plant and Animal Tissue Structure
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have found a way to direct the growth of hydrogel, a jelly-like…
“Quantum Dot” Nanoparticles Provide a New Path for Biological Imaging
Engineers from MIT have discovered a way to make “quantum dots” that emit infrared light when injected into the body, providing researchers with highly detailed…
Tethered Nanoparticles Improve the Performance of Immune-Based Drugs
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the…