New technique to make gene therapy more efficient
...ross, small enough to enter the nuclear pores. The nanoparticles consist of a single DNA molecule encased in positively charged peptides and are themselves delivered to cells via liposomes. In cells grown in culture, there was a 6000-fold increase in the expression of a gene packaged this way compared with unpacka...Small research big on Illinois campus
...process as a kind of template to organize magnetic nanoparticles for use in sensors and other devices. UI researchers Steve Sligar in biochemistry and Chang Liu in electrical and computer engineering are working with the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Integrated Nanopatterning and Detection Techn...Both shape and size matter in tiny world of nanoparticles
...es off a rich red color when exposed to light. The nanoparticles could be used as new diagnostic labels, lighting up when target DNA of anthrax or HIV, for example is present. By developing nanoprisms made of different materials and with varying shapes and sizes, a large number of multicolor diagnostic labels co...Nanoparticles in air bad news for people
...d in the health effects resulting from exposure to nanoparticles typically produced by internal combustion and turb..., than large particles. As a result, environmental nanoparticles can penetrate deeper inside human lungs and cause more harm than larger particles because of the inc...University of New Orleans researcher to head a nine university, three-year, $15.8 million project
...he studies will facilitate the ability to organize nanoparticles in pre-defined patterns and shapes. This capability will eventually lead to the development of new and improved magnetic, electronic and optical devices," said Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig, UNO associate professor of chemistry, who will in the project. "Thi...Research paves the way for faster, better, cheaper DNA detection method
...hers at Northwestern University have combined gold nanoparticles and DNA in a novel way to form tiny probes capable of DNA detection that is more accurate and less expensive than conventional detection methods. The new technology, which uses a flatbed scanner to read the results, could displace polymerase chain ...Magnetic fluids offer hope for treatment of retinal detachment
Someday silicone magnetic nanoparticles may be used to treat retinal detachment. Similar m...ilion is also interested in biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles as a vehicle for directing drugs to a specific location in the body, such as a tumor, Riffle explain...Potential gene therapy carriers created that mimic viruses, without the risk
...nedels binding to cell surfaces. Another group of nanoparticles without the PTD but with the fluorescent tags did ...e accomplishment is a step toward using the knedel nanoparticles as potential gene therapy carriers, or vectors. Most gene therapy attempts today use live viruses t......er data storage devices. But before these magnetic nanoparticles gain widespread use, scientists must learn to ...ecipe book" other researchers could use to produce nanoparticles with exactly the right properties for different applications. "If you are going to produce t...Penn State Engineers Develop New Simulation For Ultrafine Particle Growth Process
...at stirring induces aggregation oftitanium dioxide nanoparticles and affects their stability but has little effecto...ohols also promotes aggregation asdoes coating the nanoparticles with polymers. They have found breakup to bepromoted by the type of starting material (alkoxide type......cientists have already used DNA to assemble minute nanoparticles ofsemiconductors and other electronic material into crystal-like lattices andother orderly structures. But nobody until now has made a working electroniccomponent. "Our wire actually passes a current. This is the first demonstration ofself a...