Drugs targeting the kidneys are naturally difficult to develop because kidneys filter things out and send them out for disposal (filtration, reabsorption, secretion, and excretion). Moreover, the liver also helps keep foreign objects out of the...
While improving MRI machines is one way of making the clinical images look better, another is improving the injectable contrast agents that are compatible with magnetic resonance. Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents are the most commonly used...
Chemists at Pennsylvania State University have been doing some remarkable work to create self-propelled nanobots, and lately the investigators have focused their attention on using nanobots to stop nerve agent attacks. The nanobots intake...
Chemicals, delivered in the form of drugs, are the most common way of influencing the activities of cells in our bodies. While great in many ways, there are a myriad of limitations and side effects for clinicians and patients to grapple with....
Researchers at the Institute of Basic Science in South Korea have developed a highly stretchable bioelectronic mesh patch which can monitor electrophysiological signals, such as heart muscle electrical activity, and can apply electrical and...
The University of Texas at Arlington has obtained a patent for a highly sensitive electronic skin that may one day give prosthetic devices a keen sense of touch. The e-skin features a dense forest of flexible zinc oxide nanowires on its surface....
Nanomedicine requires the nanoparticles that are administered to be properly absorbed by the body. Given orally via a pill, nanoparticles mostly end up being metabolized and/or excreted by the gastrointestinal system. Researchers at the...
Scientists at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new way of delivering a clot buster and a mitigating drug to limit damage due to reperfusion.
Currently, serious blockages...
At Purdue University engineers have developed a new type of optical nanotweezers that can be used to grab onto and inspect viruses, DNA strings, and other important biomolecules.
The innovative lab-on-a-chip device relies on a "nanostructured...
Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new type of endoscopic imaging catheter. The catheter uses metalenses, which contain nanostructures to focus light, to achieve higher resolution imaging than...
Researchers at Texas A&M University and Stevens Institute of Technology have been working on developing new materials that could aid clinicians in treating challenging wounds. These polymeric coatings have nano-scale fibers that hold...