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Antioxidant nanoparticles promise osteoporosis treatment
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Cancer cells get a load of ZIF
A metal organic framework coated with a cancer cell membrane has proved effective at delivering and releasing a cancer immunotherapy drug
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines, virus-fighting surfaces
Scientists are working toward advances that, using nanotechnology, could lead to a hospital bed or doorknob that naturally destroys viruses
Synthetic shape-shifting collagen with potential biomedical applications
Synthetic collagen could offer controlled-release drug delivery and tissue engineering
Nanodroplets sound like a great way to break up blood clots
Researchers have shown that a combination of engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound ‘drill’ can break up particularly tough blood clots
Nanoparticles can turn off genes in bone marrow cells
Using these new particles, researchers could develop treatments for heart disease and other conditions
Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biomedical potential
Discovery holds potential for biomedical applications. It converts from sheets to tubes and back in a controllable fashion. Made of synthetic collagen, the new nanomaterial may have a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering
Heat treatment may make chemotherapy more effective
Heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them, according to a new study
Polymer nanoparticles on the brain
Polymer NPs can elude the immune system and cross the blood brain barrier