Tumour masses containing iodine-infused nanoparticles shrank when hit with X-rays, hinting at potential for Auger therapy using high-Z elements
Read article: Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles
Olivia Geneus is a PhD candidate in nanotechnology and co-founder of the Black in Nanotech initiative
Read article: Nanotechnologist has a passion for medicine and mentoring
Building a vaccine from nanoparticles increases stability without losing efficacy
Read article: Nanoparticle-based vaccine offers new approach to COVID-19 immunity
Electrochemically powered actuator is unipolar and contracts more when driven faster, unlike previous devices
Read article: Nanotube artificial muscles pick up the pace
A new sonosensitizer based on vanadium-doped titanium dioxide enhances the tumour-killing effects of sonodynamic therapy
Read article: Nanospindles enhance ultrasound destruction of tumours
Speakers at the ESTRO 2020 congress discussed the use of nanoparticles to preferentially sensitize tumour cells to irradiation and improve radiation treatments
Read article: Nanoparticle sensitizers could enhance radiotherapy effectiveness
A materials and music quiz and the sad demise of the Arecibo observatory are also in this week’s podcast
Read article: A passion for nanotechnology in medicine: Black in Nanotech Week cofounder Olivia Geneus on inspiring new nanoscientists
Gold nanotubes can enter mesothelioma cells and destroy them when heated with infrared laser light
Read article: Gold nanotubes and infrared light could treat asbestos-related cancer
A rapid test for COVID-19 based on a colour-shifting solution of gold nanoparticles is claimed to deliver similar accuracy to gold-standard PCR tests
Read article: Antibody-doped gold nanoparticles provide a rapid COVID-19 test
New devices could find applications in biomedical sensing and targeted, non-invasive drug delivery
Read article: Microswimmers benefit from thermoelectric guidance
