Researchers highlight the potential and current biological and biomedical applications of micro- and nanoparticle research.
Artificial evolution for medical applications
2014 Karl Heinz Beckurts Award goes to Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx.
Advanced Science – Top Science with Maximum Accessibility
Wiley has launched a new interdisciplinary fully open access journal called Advanced Science.
Measuring skin rejuvenation with two-photon microscopy
In vivo and non-invasive: Collagen remodeling after micro-ablative fractional laser resurfacing can be monitored by two-photon microscopy.
Flavonoid-modified surfaces for medical applications
Researchers have successfully fabricated titanium surfaces chemically functionalized with the flavonoids taxifolin and quercitrin.
Fluorescence microscopy research wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, and William Moerner, Stanford University, share award for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.
Biological and nanotoxicity assay for cellular nanoparticles
The combination of flow cytometry and X-ray fluorescence enables semi-quantitative estimation of cellular SiO2 nanoparticles and their biological effects.
Thermosensitive magnetomicelles – a closer look at antitumor pro-drug delivery
Cisplatin pro-drug delivery via thermosensitive magnetomicelles is visualized at the interface between nanomaterials and living systems with sub-100 nm resolution
Printing 3D medical implants
Researchers develop an innovative method for using affordable, consumer-grade 3D printers and materials to fabricate custom medical implants.
A sense-act-treat system for chemotherapy
A smart nanomedicine that combines a pH-activated ratiometric probe with a therapeutic gold nanocage for combined cancer diagnostics and treatment.