Read article: Nanoparticle vaccine protects against diverse coronaviruses in animal models
A nanoparticle vaccine containing fragments of eight SARS-like viruses protects against these and other variants
Read article: New nanosensor targets dopamine
Technique probes dopamine concentrations at the subcellular level
Read article: Decoy nanoparticles soak up SARS-CoV-2
A potential new COVID-19 treatment tricks SARS-CoV-2 into binding to decoy cells that render the virus inactive
Read article: Nanoengineered bacteria provide light-activated cancer therapy
Living bacteria carrying functionalized nanoparticles can act as strong tumour suppressors
Read article: Nanoparticle labelling enables accurate visualization of therapeutic T cells
Labelling CAR T cells with iron oxide nanoparticles enables in vivo multimodal imaging of their accumulation in tumours
Read article: Hairy nanoparticles could reduce chemotherapy side effects
Cellulose-based nanocrystals “capture” off-target cancer drugs, potentially saving healthy tissue from damage
Read article: Twisted light from semiconducting nanohelices could speed drug discovery
A new photonic effect observed in semiconducting nanohelices could allow researchers to rapidly measure the chirality of minuscule volumes of potential drugs
Read article: Gold nanoparticles show promise for imaging and therapy of vascular disease
CT imaging with gold nanoparticles can detect vascular inflammation in mice; the nanoparticles could also play a role in treatment of such diseases
Read article: Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles
Tumour masses containing iodine-infused nanoparticles shrank when hit with X-rays, hinting at potential for Auger therapy using high-Z elements
Read article: Nanotechnologist has a passion for medicine and mentoring
Olivia Geneus is a PhD candidate in nanotechnology and co-founder of the Black in Nanotech initiative
