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Reactive Reports September 2005 David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials.  |
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 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 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 May 19, 2015 Anisha Ratan |
Star creation for plant medication US scientists have developed a stimuli-responsive, biodegradable star-shaped copolymer for targeted nutrient and pesticide delivery in plants.  |
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 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 May 7, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Polymers release insulin in response to glucose trigger Chinese researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can release insulin in response to changes in glucose concentration, creating a potential treatment for diabetes.  |
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 March 31, 2006 Bea Perks |
Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Biodegradable polymers being developed the U.S. offer numerous advantages over current drug delivery systems, say researchers working on ways to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs directly into cells.  |
Technology Research News July 27, 2005 |
Baited molecule fights cancer Many teams of researchers are working on ways to use nanotechnology to deliver anticancer drugs directly to cancerous tissue.  |
Chemistry World June 3, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
Cracking yolk-shell nanoparticles Scientists in Australia have found a new way to synthesise 'yolk-shell' nanoparticles with tunable shell thickness and pore size. The particles could have applications as nanoreactors and in drug delivery.  |
Chemistry World September 19, 2006 Michael Gross |
Any Colour so Long as it's Green Researchers have developed a polymer coating that kills microbes on contact and thus renders a surface permanently sterile without releasing a chemical into the environment.  |
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 March 6, 2006 Jon Evans |
Nanoprobes Light up Cellular Demolition Researchers have developed a method for detecting and imaging programmed cell death (apoptosis). The method, involving polymer nanoparticles, could be used to diagnose apoptosis-related diseases and inform drug development.  |
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 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 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 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.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 |
Making Drugs Smarter An interview with Nicholas Peppas on how the world of drug delivery -- at least at its cutting edges -- has begun to converge with diagnostics, tissue design, and materials science in ways that promise to transform some areas of medicine.  |
Chemistry World March 4, 2008 Ned Stafford |
Newer Diesel Engines Emit More Harmful Nanoparticles Low-emission diesel engines emit nanoparticles that could be more harmful to human health than the dark exhaust fumes produced by older models.  |
Chemistry World September 5, 2011 David Bradley |
Spiders, Grubbs' and polymer-powered nanomotors A chemical spider that spins a polymer thread using a simple catalyst could drive a nanomotor, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, US.  |
Chemistry World January 8, 2007 Michael Gross |
Nano-Clots Target Tumours Researchers have created nanoparticles that form clots within the blood vessels of tumors. They hope that with further improvements these could be used either to starve tumors or to target them with cytotoxic drugs.  |
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 September 12, 2014 Hayley Simon |
Coated nanoparticles show Alzheimer's promise Nanoparticles coated in an amino acid polymer have been found to prevent the formation of amyloid fibrils -- incorrectly folded protein fibers associated with the development of neurodegenerative diseases.  |
Chemistry World January 20, 2011 Erica Wise |
Protective shells for cells A highly permeable shell made for living cells could substantially extend their lifetime in bioengineering applications, including aiding bone repair, say US scientists.  |
Chemistry World December 8, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Molecular Suitcases Created by Corrosion Hollow spheres, cubes and cylinders could be useful as inorganic 'molecular suitcases' to carry drugs or catalysts.  |
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 May 26, 2011 Rebecca Brodie |
Nanospray for nanodrugs Teams from the US and Germany have developed a spray drying technique to fabricate drug formulations smaller than 100nm for pharmaceutical trials, improving the drugs' solubility, or bioavailability.  |
Technology Research News June 18, 2003 |
Protein traps nanoparticles Researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan have adapted a tubular bacterial protein for technological applications by coaxing it to combine with individual luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles.  |
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.  |
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 |
Smart Dust Gets Magnetic One of the main challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks.  |
Chemistry World March 21, 2014 Richard Massey |
Magnetic field and pH synergy controls therapeutic burst Australian researchers have shown how alternating magnetic fields could be used to localize the release of cancer-fighting drugs to cancer cells, limiting side effects in the rest of the body.  |
Chemistry World December 12, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Zwitterion approach to stabilizing drug proteins Researchers in the US have discovered a new way to stabilize and protect protein molecules without affecting the protein's biological activity.  |
Chemistry World September 14, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
New 'on-off' membrane for drug delivery A team led by Daniel Kohane of Harvard Medical School in Boston, US, harnessed the thermosensitive properties of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) to form the basis of the new system.  |
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 December 3, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Caged toxin for safer, better bacterial vaccines Researchers in the US have developed a new way of vaccinating against bacterial toxins by caging them in hybrid nanoparticles.  |
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 August 2, 2013 Hayley Birch |
Sound solution to nanoparticle handling problems Researchers are using ultrasound to bond nanoparticles -- essentially sticking together particles too small to be seen with sounds too high-pitched to be heard.  |
Chemistry World October 18, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticle Reveals Sulfur's Midas Touch Researchers in the US have taken a snapshot of the inside of a gold nanoparticle, shedding crucial new light on one of chemistry's longest-standing questions: how does sulfur bind to gold?  |
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?'  |
Technology Research News January 14, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Nanoparticle dyes boost storage The idea of storing data in fluorescent dyes has been around for a while, and researchers have been trying to boost storage capacity by recording multiple bits of information in a single spot using several types of dye. A new solution to this problem uses layered nanoparticles.  |
Chemistry World January 23, 2011 James Urquhart |
Novel nanoparticle filter Israeli researchers have created a recyclable membrane based on supramolecular linkages that can be used to filter nanoparticles.  |
Chemistry World January 18, 2007 Michael Gross |
Nanoparticles Bond Like Atoms in a Molecule Researchers have now succeeded in breaking the symmetry of nanoparticles using a mathematical principle known as the hairy ball theorem.  |
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 |
Plastic Cuts Artificial Hip Wear Researchers coated a polyethylene artificial hip socket with a biocompatible polymer molecule they had previously developed, and found that the joint produced fewer wear particles.  |
Chemistry World December 3, 2007 Michael Gross |
Flash Memory Enters Another Dimension Researchers in Korea and Australia have used stacked layers of gold nanoparticles to boost the storage density of flash memory.  |
Chemistry World December 4, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Polymer Chemistry Tackles Implant Concerns Advances in polymer chemistry could help resolve safety concerns surrounding body implants, such as stents to hold open clogged arteries, scientists heard at the Materials Research Society Fall meeting.  |
Chemistry World June 20, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Chatty Nanoparticles Signal the Attack on Tumours Researchers in the US have shown how drugs can be directed to a tumour using two different nanoparticles that can talk to each other.  |
Chemistry World September 6, 2010 Mike Brown |
Nanocoat for restoring historic paintings New inorganic nanoparticles that simultaneously restore and preserve ancient artworks have been developed by researchers in Italy.  |
Chemistry World July 21, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Nanoparticle cats drawn at the flick of a switch A new way of using light to reversibly assemble nanoparticles has been developed by scientists in Israel.  |