Global Nanobiotechnology Industry

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0181059/Global-Nanobiotechnology-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Nanotechn This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanobiotechnology in US$ Million by the following Technology Segments: Nanomaterials (Solid Inorganic Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanostructured Materials & Membranes, Nanotubes and Fullerenes, & Other Nanomaterials), and Nanodevices/Tools. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2009 through 2017. Continue reading

Nanoparticles may pose environmental threat

(ISNS) — No longer the stuff of science fiction, nanoparticles are becoming more and more common. The extremely tiny objects can do just about everything, from filtering pollution to delivering medicine in the body Continue reading

Cracking study makes nanotech breakthrough

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network Thursday, May 10, 2012 Korean scientists have developed technology that can control the way a solid material cracks for the first time in a breakthrough that could have applications in a range of fields from semiconductors to medicine. The research was featured on the cover of Wednesday’s issue of Nature Continue reading

Research and Markets: Global Market for Nano Silver

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/49pt57/global_market_for) has announced the addition of the “Global Market for Nano Silver” report to their offering. Nanomaterials have enormous potential and are slated as materials for the future technologies. Continue reading

Drug-resistant Bacteria – Designing Nanoparticles For High Antibiotic Doses

Featured Article Academic Journal Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 06 May 2012 – 12:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly opinions Current Article Ratings: The scientists have been working towards this goal by developing a nanoparticle that invades the immune system, targeting the infection sites, and subsequently release a focused antibiotic attack. According to leading author, Aleks Radovic-Moreno, who is an MIT graduate student, this strategy would lower the side effects of some antibiotics and protect the beneficial bacteria that commonly live in the human body. The new nanoparticles were created from a polymer capped with polyethylene glycol (PEG), which is commonly used for drug delivery due to its nontoxic properties and because it can help to transport nanoparticles through the bloodstream without being detected by the immune system. Continue reading

Nano science, focus of Education Ministry

by Ananda KANNANGARA Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane has focused attention on expanding children’s knowledge on nano science since educationists are of the view that nano technology-based industries will be set up in the country within the next 15 years. Continue reading

Nano-devices cross blood-brain barrier to deliver drug to treat cerebral palsy

A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy. A report on the experiments, conducted at Wayne State University in collaboration with the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, before the lead and senior investigators moved to Johns Hopkins, is published in the April 18 issue of Science Translational Medicine. Continue reading

Nano-devices that cross blood-brain barrier open door to treatment of cerebral palsy, other neurologic disorders

ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2012) A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy. A report on the experiments, conducted at Wayne State University in collaboration with the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, before the lead and senior investigators moved to Johns Hopkins, is published in the April 18 issue of Science Translational Medicine. Continue reading

Nano-devices that cross blood-brain barrier open door to treatment of cerebral palsy

Public release date: 23-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-502-9433 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a drug that tames brain-damaging inflammation in rabbits with cerebral palsy. A report on the experiments, conducted at Wayne State University in collaboration with the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, before the lead and senior investigators moved to Johns Hopkins, is published in the April 18 issue of Science Translational Medicine. For the study, researchers used tiny, manmade molecules laced with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), an anti-inflammatory drug used as antidote in acetaminophen poisoning Continue reading