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Researchers use nanoparticles to target, kill endometrial cancer
Tumor-targeting nanoparticles loaded with a drug that makes cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy's toxicity could be used to...
Dec 8, 20173 min read
Designing a golden nanopill
Imagine a microscopic gold pill that could travel to a specific location in your body and deliver a drug just where it is needed. This is...
Dec 7, 20174 min read
Nature's blueprint
The sea urchin spines are mostly made of calcite, usually a very brittle and fragile material. In the case of the sea urchin, however,...
Nov 29, 20173 min read
Researchers inadvertently boost surface area of nickel nanoparticles for catalysis
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory have discovered that a technique designed to coat...
Nov 29, 20172 min read
Drug-delivering nanoparticles seek and destroy elusive cancer stem cells
University of Illinois researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells, the...
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human body, research...
Nov 22, 20172 min read
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