Great news for anyone that is afraid of needles! There has been a new design for a painless microneedle patch that may eliminate the need for hypodermic needles. It may put to an end the need for annual flu shots. More than this the microneedle system would make giving injections as simple as applying a [...]
The International Journal Of Nanomedicine is a peer-reviewed journal , which encompasses applications of nanotechnology in drug delivery, diagnostics and therapeutics. Highlighting the emerging field of medical nanotechnology the journal reports research and development in areas where there are potential clinical applications for the prevention and treatment of disease. Currently the IJN is obtainable as [...]
A study to be published in the next issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) has claimed the first concrete evidence that exposure to nanoparticles can cause disease. The discovery was made in workers who are exposed to nanoparticles during adhesive paint production, which have subsequently gone on to develop severe pulmonary fibrosis. Two of [...]
A new technique for targeting stem cells towards sites of cardiovascular injury has been developed at UCL. This technique would increase the regeneration of the damaged tissues. The technique involves targeting endothelial progenitor cells have been magnetically tagged with an iron containing agent. The progenitor cells can then be directed towards the damaged arterial cells [...]
No this isn’t a macho statement in fact its very scientific statement. As part of the fibre contraction process you have to make sure that the sarcomere length is approximately 2.4 micrometer long. This is because you get the maximal functional overlap between the myosin heads of the thick filament and the actin filament of [...]
A group at the University of Tokyo have found a type of anerobic marine bacteria that produce magnetosomes, which are thought to help them navigate by following the earths magnetic field. These magnetosomes are formed by filling fatty vesicles with iron. This iron is then oxidised to form magnetite a highly magnetic form of iron. These [...]
In a study conducted by researchers at Berkeley and the University of California it has been indicated that zero-valent iron nanoparticles can cause oxidative stress to lung cells. This means that the introduction of these iron nanoparticles is correlated with an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) seen in the cells. The presence of ROS [...]
A great video highlighting the key points about the pros of using nanotechnology in cancer treatment: – CT
An interesting animation of what it may look like for nanobots to replace neurons. – CT
The time has come now where I have been taught everything I need to get started fully with my project. So today I began by mounting some fibres on T-clips and set about readying myself to contract them on my stage. This sounded relatively straight forward, unfortunately it wasn’t as easy as it had previously [...]
