AMES, Iowa – Scientists have been making nanoparticles out of DNA strands for two decades, manipulating the bonds that maintain DNA’s double-helical shape to sculpt self-assembling structures that ...

Engineers have developed modular nanoparticles that can be easily customized to target different biological entities such as tumors, viruses or toxins. The surface of the nanoparticles is engineered ...

Designing new reaction sequences to build complex materials can be a slow process, especially when each step involves multiple variables. A new machine learning–guided microfluidics platform could ...

(Nanowerk News) Cancers in humans have all sorts of ways to survive and thrive: Cells and tumors alike engage in devious means to deflect, deceive, and evade detection by our bodies’ immune systems.

Scientists at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Nanjing University in China have developed a new drug delivery system that could improve how treatments of cancers and other diseases are ...

‘Green’ reducing agents could help tackle climate change and treat contaminated water. When scientists shine low-intensity near-ultraviolet light on metal nanoparticles, electrons in the nanoparticles ...

Researchers have made a groundbreaking advancement in medical therapies by developing smart nanoparticles that effectively ...

Researchers at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami have developed a nanoparticle that can cross the blood-brain barrier, potentially opening the door for new ...

During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially ...

Engineers and urologists from UChicago and Duke developed a saline solution containing dark nanoparticles to dramatically ...

Live cell fluorescent visualization of biological molecules binding to the surface of genetically modified cell membranes, which serve as the coating for the modular nanoparticles. Engineers at the ...