New pilot phase data shows that iron nanoparticles can detect lymph node metastases in a highly sensitive and specific manner in patients with renal cell carcinoma, which accounts for some 20% of kidney cancers.
On April 14th, the Swiss Retailer's Organisation among whose members are the most important actors in the Swiss Retailing such as Migros, Coop, Denner, Manor, and Valora, published a Code of Conduct for the handling of nanotechnology in consumer products.
Using nanoparticles designed specifically to produce a bright Raman spectroscopic signal, a team of investigators has shown that it can produce whole-body images in small animals that can reveal the location of tumors and track how these nanoparticles traffic through
Three recently published papers highlight the progress developing a new use for perfluorocarbons: as the building blocks for nanoparticles capable of delivering a wide range of imaging agents and drugs to tumors.
India is looking to stem-cell and nanotechnology research, among other scientific endeavours, to help it achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2020, according to the country's former president, Dr. Abdul Kalam.
Sen. Charles Schumer is planning to announce what he called a 'landmark agreement' that will create a partnership between the federal government and the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Quantum dots have shown promise as ultrabright contrast agents for use in a variety of cancer imaging studies. Now, a team of investigators at the Multifunctional Nanoparticles in Diagnosis and Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer Platform Partnership, headed by Paras Prasad,
Using nanoparticles designed specifically to produce a bright Raman spectroscopic signal, a team of investigators at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (Stanford CCNE) has shown that it can produce whole-body images in small animals that
