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New drug seeks receptors in sarcoma cells, attacks tumors in animal trials
Tap water filter aims to remove potentially harmful pharmaceuticals
Painting the cell with different colors
Novel nanoparticle-based approach detects and treats oral plaque without drugs
Curcumin drug delivery
2017
UI scientists create drug-delivering nanoparticles to target cancer stem cells
Drug-delivering nanoparticles seek and destroy elusive cancer stem cells
University biotech startup receives $750,000 Phase II funding from NSF
Luminescence switchable carbon nanodots follow intracellular trafficking and drug delivery
2016
Nano blood cells could offer convenient, portable alternative to transfusion
Nanotechnology-based approach to repair the cancer cell suicide mechanism
2015
Portable device can quickly determine the extent of an eye injury
Vitamin C-detecting sensor could assess eye injuries on the spot
Drug-laden “popping bubbles” treatment for Liver Cancer
Tiny drug-laden "popping bubbles" lead triple attack treatment for liver cancer
Ultrasound Could Be Newest Weapon In The Fight Against Cancer
Easy Method to Make Carbon Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Got honey and a microwave? Great - you can cook your own carbon nanoparticles
Researchers find easy way to produce carbon nanoparticles that can carry drugs
Biomedical breakthrough: Carbon nanoparticles you can make at home
Simple Nanoparticles Hold Biomedical Potential
Carbon nanoparticles you can make at home
2011
New nanoparticles make blood clots visible
2010
New research in the FASEB Journal shows how combining photoacoustic tomography with gold nanobeacons allows researchers to see blood vessel formation in detail without a microscope
Medical imaging breakthrough uses light and sound to see microscopic details inside our bodies
Sound, Light And Gold Can See Inside The Body
Light/Sound Used to See Details within the Body without a Microscope
2009
Nanocolloids identify blood clots
2008
New 'smart' nanoparticles deliver drugs directly to tumors, plaques
Bagel-like nanoparticles deliver (minus the hole!) direct to tumor or plaque sites
Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent