Take a look at the latest headlines shown on nanotechwire.com and centerstage are developments regarding the use of reengineering nanomaterials for use in health care advances:
LATEST NANOTECHNOLOGY NEWS:
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Fast Protease Assay Using Nanoengineered Photonic Crystals
Proteases are a family of enzymes that play a central role in cellular metabolism and are key players in many diseases, including cancer.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Nanoparticle-Drug Combo Stops Tumor-Associated Angiogenesis
By encapsulating a drug already approved to treat a side effect of cancer inside liposomal nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Zürich have developed an agent that stops tumor-associated angiogenesis and reduces tumor growth by as much as 92 percent.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Nanoparticles Deliver Gene-Silencing RNA
Work from the University of Aarhus, in Denmark, shows that nanoparticles may serve as suitable delivery vehicles for siRNA.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Smart Multifunctional Nanoparticle for Drug Delivery
Attaching two different targeting molecules to a nanoscale liposome, a team of investigators at Northeastern University has created a nanoparticle that targets malignant cells and triggers rapid uptake by those cells
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Peter Balbus to Speak at nanoTX'06 Nanotechnology Conference in Dallas, Texas
Recognized futurist and technology commercialization expert to speak at global nanotechnology conference on September 28.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Bourne Research Releases Mid-Year Update Assessing the Status of MEMS and Nanotech in the First Half of 2006
The Mid-Year Update, available now in The Bourne Report – August 2006, looks at gains made by companies offering MEMS and Nanotechnology-based solutions during the first two quarters of 2006, and identifies key products, sectors and companies to watch through 2007.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Cleveland Clinic Doctors and Materials Experts to Open Materials, Medicine, and Nanotechnology Summit
Renowned keynote speakers will describe the spectrum of materials-related challenges in orthopedics and spinal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, neurology and neurosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery at the upcoming Materials, Medicine and Nanotechnology Summit, to be held in Cleveland, Oct. 2-5, 2006. |
