Tag: nanomedicine

Stealthy Nanoparticles Attack Cancer Cells

By Emily Singer | 11/04/2009 | 4 Comments

Drugs embedded in special polymers can more effectively shrink tumors.

Predicting Cancer Drugs' Impact

By Katherine Bourzac | 02/06/2009 | 0 Comments

New imaging probes show whether cancer drugs will work.

The Year in Materials

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/31/2008 | 3 Comments

Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.

Shape Matters for Nanoparticles

By Kevin Bullis | 08/07/2008 | 1 Comment

Particles the size and shape of bacteria could more effectively deliver medicine to cells.

Magnets Capture Cancer Cells

By Jocelyn Rice | 07/22/2008 | 0 Comments

Nanoparticles pluck cancer cells from the bellies of mice.

Nanotech Revives a Cancer Drug

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/11/2008 | 0 Comments

A new formulation could bring a promising drug back to the clinic.

Nanoparticles of a Different Stripe

By Corinna Wu | 05/30/2008 | 2 Comments

A new material can break through a cell membrane without killing the cell.

Nanoworms Target Tumors

By Corinna Wu | 05/14/2008 | 1 Comment

A new shape for nanoparticles helps deliver imaging agents.

Biology's Next Breakthroughs

By Katherine Bourzac | 05/02/2008 | 2 Comments

Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood explains how systems biology will impact medicine.

Nano Drugs to Starve Tumors

By Jocelyn Rice | 04/11/2008 | 1 Comment

A new delivery system chokes a tumor's blood supply while sparing healthy tissues.

Targeted Delivery for Nanoparticles

By Kevin Bullis | 04/10/2008 | 0 Comments

Microcontainers could improve cancer treatment by carrying nanoparticles directly to tumors.

Nanovalves for Drug Delivery

By Jocelyn Rice | 03/13/2008 | 0 Comments

A new kind of nanoscopic valve that responds to pH changes may allow for the targeted release of drugs.

The Feel of Cancer Cells

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/04/2007 | 0 Comments

Future diagnostic tests for cancer may probe cell stiffness.

Carbon Nanotubes versus HIV

By Prachi Patel | 02/26/2007 | 4 Comments

Nanotubes can transport RNA into the human immune system's white blood cells, making the cells less vulnerable to attack by the HIV virus.

An Ultrafast Silicon Filter

By Prachi Patel | 02/15/2007 | 4 Comments

A 15-nanometer-thick porous silicon membrane could lead to microfluidics filters and make protein purification and blood dialysis more efficient.