Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Fluorescent Nanotubes Illuminate the Inner Workings of Laboratory Mice
Developing drugs to combat or cure human disease often involves a phase of testing with mice, so being able to peer clearly into a living mouse’s innards has real value. But with the fluorescent dyes currently used to image the interior of laboratory mice, the view becomes murky a few [...]
Improving Health Assessments with a Single Cell
There’s a wealth of health information hiding in the human immune system, but accessing it can be very challenging. New research led by scientists from the California Institute of Technology, however, has shown that a new generation of microchips they developed can quickly and inexpensively assess immune function by examining [...]
Raman Nanoparticle-Aided Imaging of Tumors Moves Closer to Human Trials
In 2008, a team of investigators at Stanford University’s Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence demonstrated that it could use a technique known as nanoparticle-aided Raman spectroscopy to look at microscopic structures, including nascent tumors, deep inside the body. That team has now conducted extensive preclinical tests and shown that the [...]
New Instrument Keeps an Electronic ‘Eye’ on Nanoparticles
Precision measurement in the world of nanoparticles has now become a possibility thanks to scientists at the University of California-Santa Barbara. The research team has developed a new instrument capable of detecting and analyzing individual nanoparticles with diameters as small as a few tens of nanometers. The study was published [...]
Additional Publications of Note for June
Additional Publications of Note for June
