Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common form of head and neck cancer, and the number of new cases is predicted ...

The immune system, the body's defense network against infections and injuries, can sometimes become too active. In these ...

Graphic illustration showing sugar-coated nanoparticles crossing the blood-brain barrier to treat glioblastoma. (Parinaz ...

The biodegradable polymer Poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is widely regarded as safe for use in medical applications, seeing common use in the creation of particles used in in vivo studies.

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...

When designing a nanoparticle-enabled drug delivery system, many intersecting considerations must be taken into account, such as the target location of the drug payload, the method of delivery, uptake ...

A small shift in temperature is enough to make a new class of nanoparticles snap together, offering a novel way to deliver fragile medicines. Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School ...

The tiny fatty capsules that deliver COVID-19 mRNA vaccines into billions of arms may work better when they're a little disorganized. That's the surprising finding from researchers who developed a new ...

A mouse lying in an imaging system has a small zone that is brightly colored near its hind legs. A much bigger bright zone is present where the mouse’s brain is. Fluorescent nanoparticles used to ...

What is Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis? Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) is a powerful technique for characterizing nanoparticles in solution. It combines laser light scattering microscopy with a ...

Scientists have developed a nanoparticle that precisely delivers a metal-chelating agent to breast cancer cells, enhancing ...