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Rice University nanomachines constructed to deliver drugs, destroy diseased cells
Motorized molecules driven by light have been used to drill holes in the membranes of individual cells and show promise for either...
Aug 31, 20173 min read
Nanoparticles loaded with mRNA give disease-fighting properties to cells
A new biomedical tool using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells could make therapies for a variety of...
Aug 30, 20173 min read
New model for bimolecular reactions in nanoreactors
Nanoreactors are tiny systems which facilitate specific chemical reactions, as a catalyst does. Many are found in biological systems,...
Aug 8, 20172 min read
Microbot origami can capture, transport single cells
Researchers at North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made...
Aug 5, 20173 min read
Magnetized viruses attack harmful bacteria
Magnetic nanoparticle clusters have the power to punch through biofilms to reach bacteria that can foul water treatment systems,...
Aug 5, 20172 min read
Nanoparticles for 3-D printing in water open door to advanced biomedical materials
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have developed a new type of photoinitiator...
Aug 4, 20172 min read
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