Gold-centered nanospheres have been show to be administered safely by two routes in a mouse study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medecine. This is the first step that would allow further studies into nanotoxicology possibly leading to clinical trials within a year and a half. This study brings hope for using [...]
After the enormous success of last years NanoMaterials conference 2010, 2011 brings an even more inspiring programme of speakers from across the globe. The 2011 programme will cover: The future impact of nanotechnology on business and the economy Expert analysis of the global market and trade environment International success stories in fostering nanomaterials development What [...]
Protein drugs have become ever more prevalent as treatments for a wide variety of diseases. However the drugs have always come to the market with a flaw. They may be highly specialised for their job and highly effective at doing it. However they are usually only present in the blood for a very short time [...]
Image: Human breast cancer cell tagged with quantum dots Cancer Nanomedicine is developing to cover a wide range of applications from imaging, diagnosing to treating cancers with targeted therapies. Cancer Nanomedicine works on the theory that nanometer sized particles of gold, nanomicelles and quantum dots (QDs) have unique functional properties that differ from other available [...]
Nanopaprika.eu was started back in 2007 by a Hungarian Chemistry PhD student Andras Paszternak. The website provides a great deal of communication and networking tools. Since 2007 the Nanopaprika community has grown to 2000+ members. This virtual international nanoscience community (TINC) comes equipped with personal chat and scientific forums ranging from Microscopy to Nanomedicine. The [...]
Understandingnano.com was started when Earl Boysen (co-author of Nanotechnology for Dummies) observed the need for a website with easy to understand explanations on a wide variety of nanotechnology applications. Understandingnano.com provides clear and concise information that is accessible to people who may not have expertise in Nanotechnology. It is especially pleasing to see that Understandingnano.com [...]
One of the most common causes of death relating to cancer in patients with solid tumours is caused by tumour cells that break off from primary tumours. They can travel to other organs and tissues in the body and set up secondary tumour colonies known as metastasise. These cells once in the peripheral bloodstream are known [...]
NanoMedicine will revolutionise the way we view and treat disease. If Medical Nanotechnology were to only achieve a fraction of its potential it would provide a new era of health and longevity for human life. NanoMedicine would provide a way of detecting disease before patients would even display symptoms and provide a way of treating [...]
Nanotechnology is the term given to the study of matter control at an atomic and molecular level. Nanotechnology is loosely defined as structures, which are smaller than 100 nanometres also known as 10-9. One of the prominent problems still facing nanotechnology is how it should be defined. Most definitions include the study and control of [...]
In essence Nano medicine is the application of Nanotechnology in Medicine, which can also be termed Medical Nanotechnology. Nano Meidcine describes the highly specific treatment of disease at the molecular level. Nanotechnology has many perspective applications in Medicine ranging from nano-silver paint for bacterial growth prevention to medical imaging and treatment of disease. There are [...]
