Researchers have provided an in-depth analysis of 3D in vitro biomimetic skeletal muscle tissue models, highlighting the great potential of bioprinting technology
Insights into bioprinted skeletal muscle tissue models
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Drug Delivery
Hollow carbon balls hit tumors harder
Hollow carbon loaded with drugs can be given a boost by bombarding them with microwaves and laser irradiation to treat tumors
Light drives injection
By coupling a bacterial injection system with a light-controlled molecular switch, scientists are able to inject proteins into eukaryontic cells
Plant virus-like particles as vehicles for therapeutic antibodies
Researchers have developed a Virus-Like Particles (VLP) of a plant virus to use as a possible vehicle to deliver antibodies into a cell. These VLPs can enter mammalian cells, despite being of plant origin
Nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic
Purdue University scientist Yuan Yao’s laboratory has developed a solution, a plant-based, highly potent nanoparticle called OHPP (octenylsuccinate hydroxypropyl phytoglycogen) that can solubilize and enable niclosamide
Researchers’ method holds promise for brain study, better tests for viruses
Nanoparticles, lasers help stimulate brain, play key role in virus project
Nanobowls serve up chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells
Scientists have explored the use of liposomes to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumor cells. But drugs can sometimes leak out of liposomes before they reach their destination. Now, researchers report a way to stabilize liposomes by embedding a stiff nanobowl in their inner cavity
Iron nanorobots go undercover
Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells
Cockle shells picked to treat dog cancer
A team explains how nanoparticles made from the cockleshell material calcium carbonate aragonite can be used to carry the anticancer drug doxorubicin. These drug-loaded nanoparticles have been used to successfully treat dogs with solid tumours