| NANOBIO |
| UPDATED DECEMBER 10, 2005 |
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| Smart Catalysts Detects, Traps And Deactivates Airborne Bugs US Published Patent Application 0040042151 March 4, 2004 |
| Prabhu Soundarrajan - Cojugated Polymer (PANI = Polyaniline or Polypyrrole) Biosensor - Polyaniline Coated CNTs PDF file Link to "Sensors and sensor arrays based on conjugated polymers and carbon nanotubes" NNPP Nanobiosensor patent filings Link (hit 'Patents', look for 'Nanobiosensor') RB message Link |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Near-infrared nanoscale sensor with encapsulated CNTs that detects glucose Link RB message Link comparing this development to the ANI/Sondarrajan development above |
| Ralph Weissleder, Mukesh Harisinghani - Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Breakthrough in 'nano' tracking of cancer hailed Link to article Link to RB message Link to medical Journal PloS Medicine |
| SUNY University at Buffalo, Paras N. Prasad Using Customized Nanoparticles, UB Scientists Achieve Non-Viral Gene Delivery In Vitro and Track it in Real-Time Nanoparticles made from a new class of materials: hybrid, organically modified silicas (ORMOSIL) Link |
| Nalin Kumar Individually addressable nanoelectrode array - NNPP? Carbon Nanotube cell probe Link to US 20050017173 Jan. 27, 2005 patent filing Link to RB message |
| UW - Madison Robert Hamers, Joseph Beck, Lu Shang and Matthew Marcus Harnessing Microbes, One By One, To Build A Better Nanoworld The device could be constructed, according to Beck, utilizing the natural features bacteria and other microbes use to sense their environments. The wired bacterial cells, coupled with modern microelectronics, would have the ability not only to detect dangerous agents (anthrax spores, for example) but they then could sound the alarm and call for help. "You could even engineer bacteria to have different surface molecules that you could capitalize on," says Beck. For instance, it may be possible, the Wisconsin scientists say, to attach microscopic gold particles to the shell of the bacterium, making it more like a nanoscale gold wire. Hamers believes the new work could be the basis for bringing nanotechnology and biology together in unprecedented ways. Moreover, the ability to routinely and easily capture and analyze individual microbes will have implications for conventional biotechnology as well. For example, chemical modifications to the electrode traps might make it easier for scientists to retrieve specified cells from a complex mixture. Link |
| UTD Gregg R. Dieckmann Ray H. Baughman, Rockford K. Draper , Inga H. Musselman, Paul Pantano Peptide wrapped CNTs �We expect to advance the understanding of the synthetic-biological materials interface for molecular medical applications,� he said. �This work should have wide-ranging impact in the life sciences, especially where nanoparticles are used as in vivo imaging agents, chemical sensors, drug delivery devices and artificial tissues.� Link |
| Michael Wong/Rice U Rice unveils 'green' microcapsule production method "Our process takes place almost instantaneously, at room temperature, under normal pressure, in water, and at mild pH values," said Wong, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry. "The spheres naturally become hollow during the self-assembly, which is highly unusual and is an advantage over existing methods." Link |
| NANOVIRICIDES THE NANOTECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION IN BIOPHARMACEUTICS A New Era in Targeted Anti-Viral Therapeutics Imagine having a nano-scale molecularly engineered "guided missile", about the size of a few billionth of a meter, that courses through the blood-stream, seeks its target e.g. a virus particle, attaches itself to the target, and then destroys the target completely. We believe that nanoviricides are the next great advance in medicine. It is possible that some HIV patients may be "cured" by the drugs developed at NanoViricides Inc. We hope that with further knowledge and new advancements in medicine, many viral diseases will be curable. We hope to spearhead these efforts. Link to web site |