New “nano-surgeons” could help advance our fundamental understanding of cellular processes
Nanotweezers probe single cells
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Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology
Small particles act smart against superbugs
Nanoantibiotics could provide new ways of treating drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ and reducing the amounts of traditional antibiotics used
Hybrid nanoparticles restore blood-clotting activity
Conjugating peptides with heparin-binding activity to nanoparticles could lead to a safer drug for reversing heparin activity
Easy-to-image microbeads continuously monitor disease biomarkers
Microbead mobility measurement provides a step towards a wearable diagnostic device
Magnetic nanobots could treat retinal disease
Propeller-shaped devices can easily swim through the dense, vitreous tissue of the eye
Transient optical sensors monitor brain health before dissolving away
Bioresorbable optical sensors inserted in the body during surgery circumvent the need for permanent brain implants and subsequent surgeries to monitor brain health
mRNA nanoparticles restore tumour-suppressor gene
A new approach to treating cancer
Moth helps develop nano-antibiotics
Nanoparticles have been touted as wonder materials and as an alternative to conventional small-molecule antibiotics
A trojan horse delivery method for miRNA-enriched extracellular vesicles
A method for large-scale production of extracellular vesicles enriched with specific microRNAs (miRNAs) has been developed