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Read article: Researchers ‘tattoo’ gold nanopatterns onto live cells Nanomedicine Research update Researchers ‘tattoo’ gold nanopatterns onto live cells New technique can print living cells and tissues with flexible arrays of gold nanodots and nanowires
Read article: Nanoparticle-modified microrobots treat bacterial pneumonia in mice Nanomedicine Research update Nanoparticle-modified microrobots treat bacterial pneumonia in mice Bioinspired microrobots can successfully deliver medication to mice with life-threatening bacterial lung disease
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Read article: Engineered DNA nanotubes form tiny pipes into cells Nanomedicine Research update Engineered DNA nanotubes form tiny pipes into cells Researchers use DNA nanotechnology to assemble micron-long, leak-proof tubes that could advance the construction of synthetic cells
Read article: Detonation nanodiamonds could deliver nanoscale thermometry inside cells Nanomedicine Research update Detonation nanodiamonds could deliver nanoscale thermometry inside cells Photoluminescent nanodiamonds created using a carefully controlled explosion could probe the minute temperature differences found inside living cells
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