Researchers from the Qin lab have developed a microfluidic cell deformation delivery method that uses physical constriction to deform and shear cells for delivery.
Biotechnology
Antibiotic Spider Silk in Just One Click
Researchers from the University of Nottingham report a novel method for making antibiotic spider silk.
“Living Diode” Biocomputing
Zorlutuna and co-workers from the University of Notre Dame demonstrate muscle cells as diode components for biocomputing.
Porous Silicon Nanovaccines Combat Cancer
Researchers from Finland and the USA, have developed two multistage nanovaccines constructed of two biomaterials and either a biological cancer cell membrane (CCM) or a model antigen
Manipulating Light with Magnetic Bacteria
Magnetic bacteria devices can manipulate light similar to liquid crystals in display and spatial light modulator technology.
Micro and Nanorobots to the Rescue!
Micro/nanorobots to the rescue for environmental and medical applications.
Proteins Feel the Pinch with DNA Nanotweezers
In a study published in the new journal Advanced Biosystems, scientists from the University of Hong Kong demonstrated that it is possible to use a DNA aptamer split across a tweezer such that the presence of the target protein triggers the DNA tweezer mechanism.
The Missing Link: 3D Bioprinting with Non-Viscous Inks
Jason Burdick and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Tsinghua University, China report a general method for 3D bioprinting of photocrosslinkable hydrogels without limitations on ink viscosity.
Magnetoelectric Robots Target Disease
Salvador Pané and colleagues demonstrate core–shell magnetoelectric nanowires that can be triggered using different magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery to kill cancer cells.
Affinity Chromatography for Separating Closely Related Pharmaceuticals
Researchers collaborating between the USA and the Netherlands have adapted a technique typically used for the removal of process-related impurities in order to separate out product-related impurities.
Popular
-
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
-
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
-
Scientists take a closer look at rare particles called hypernuclei
-
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
-
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
-
Researchers take a glimpse at the structure of rare tetraquarks
-
Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
-
CERN scientists search for new physics in unusual energy patterns linked to hidden particles
-
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
-
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?