Nanotechology

ZnO Nanoparticles Shown To Preferentially Kill Cancer Cells

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Researchers at Boise State University have published research indicating that ZnO nanoparticles have properties that allow them to selectively kill cancerous T-cells while sparing normal healthy cells.
D Wingett and A Punnoose also showed that the effect of ZnO nanoparticles against rapidly proliferating cancer cells is potentiated by linking monoclonal antibodies to tumor-associate proteins, thus increasing the […]

Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop “Lab on a chip” To Aid Study Of Neurons

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering and the NanoBio Technology Institute have developed a micro laboratory that allows researchers to individually control the chemical composition surrounding single neurons.
The direction of neuron growth is controlled by a complex interplay of the milieu surrounding the cell body. Research in this area has been […]

Nano-arthroscope Allows Researchers To Diagnose Osteoarthritis In Earliest Stages

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Reseachers in Switzerland have modified a scanning force microscope so that it can be used to diagnose the earlies stages of osteoarthritis. 
Osteoarthritis is a progressive disease that is characterized by the degradation of articular cartilage. Significant and irreversible damage is usually present by the time symptoms appear in middle age.
Current devices used for measuring […]