Researchers have reported a new method for detecting cancer cells, using SERS and fluorescence dual-encoded magnetic nanoprobes.
Health
Book review: Standardisation in Cell and Tissue Engineering
Professor Robert Brown of UCL’s Tissue Repair and Engineering Centre reviews Standardisation in Cell and Tissue Engineering from Elsevier.
Recombinant proteins for better hydrogels
Researchers at Nankai University report the design and engineering of a recombinant protein that can be used for drug-delivering hydrogels.
Nanoparticle system combines chemo- and antiangiogenic therapy
Xuesi Chen and co-workers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry explore the potential of combining chemotherapy with antiangiogenic therapy.
Microscale Assembly on Liquid Templates: A Promising Tool for Tissue Engineering
Liquid templates produced by standing (Faraday) waves are used to assemble various soft, rigid, and biological materials in intricate patterns.
Dimension Determines Biocompatibility of Graphite Oxide Nanoparticles
A team from Stanford University has investigated the effects of graphite oxide nanoparticles on mouse embryonic stem cells.
Tailoring carbon nanotubes to deliver genes
A research team has improved the DNA/RNA transfection ability of carbon nanotubes by optimizing the plasma processes used in their functionalization.
Highlight on: “P-Glycoprotein-dependent trafficking of nanoparticle-drug conjugates”
The research article from Georgia Tech addresses an important issue in the current battle against cancer – the development of resistance to anticancer drugs, which leads to the loss of efficacy of chemotherapeutic treatment.
Programmable vaccine release from silk microneedles
Implantable silk composite microneedles for programmable vaccine release kinetics and enhanced immunogenicity in transcutaneous immunization.
Tracking cell molecules with carbon nanotubes
Rice, Göttingen, VU researchers track single-molecule proteins in living cells.
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