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Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors: More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer

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Researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of surgery to remove ovarian tumors. Using carbon nanotubes and a near-infrared imaging system, they could find and remove tumors as small as 0.3 millimeters during surgery in mice, resultin...

Apr 24, 2019

Nanosized container with photoswitches: Release of cargo upon irradiation in water: A versatile system with potential application for non-invasive drug delivery

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Researchers have developed a nanosized container bearing photoswitches that takes up hydrophobic compounds of various size and shape in water and subsequently releases them quantitatively by non-invasive light stimulus. The installed switches allo...

Apr 24, 2019

2Ctech Launches First-Ever Clinical Program to Use Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Diseases

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

2Ctech, Inc., a privately owned development stage company concerned with the application of nanoparticle technologies for the treatment of retinal diseases, announced the launch of the first-ever...

Apr 24, 2019

Flow-UV inline UV-Visible spectrometer monitors dispersion in real time

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Uniqsis reports on how its Flow-UV inline UV-Visible spectrometer sets a new benchmark for real-time dispersion and nanoparticle distribution and agglomeration experiments.

Apr 24, 2019

Nanosized container with photoswitches: release of cargo upon irradiation in water

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A versatile system with potential application for non-invasive drug delivery.

Apr 24, 2019

'Nanofiber yarn' makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Twisted fibers coated with living cells could assist healing of injured muscles and tendons.

Apr 24, 2019

New nanomedicine slips through the cracks, reaches brain: Nanomachines aim to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas like the brain

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In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access. Their Y-shaped block catiomer (YBC) binds with certain therapeutic materials forming a package 18 nanomet...

Apr 24, 2019

'Nanofiber yarn' makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue

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The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered by nature to be tough and highly stretchable. An injury to any of these tissues, particularly in a major joint like the shoulder or knee, can require s...

Apr 24, 2019

New Nanofiber Yarn Could Help in Healing Injured Muscles and Tendons

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A complex cable system of muscles and tendons hold the human body together. This system is designed by nature to be highly stretchable and strong. However, if an injury is caused to any of these...

Apr 24, 2019

New nanomedicine slips through the cracks

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access. Their Y-shaped block catiomer (YBC) binds with certain therapeutic materials forming a package 18 nanomet...

Apr 24, 2019

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