Nanotech News

June 2007

Additional Publications of Note

Molecular imaging with targeted perfluorocarbon nanoparticles: quantification of the concentration dependence of contrast enhancement for binding to sparse cellular epitopes.
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
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Strongly emissive individual DNA-encapsulated Ag nanoclusters as single-molecule fluorophores.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Use of lanthanide-grafted inorganic nanoparticles as effective contrast agents for cellular uptake imaging.
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Encapsulation of paclitaxel in macromolecular nanoshells.
Biomacromolecules
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Aptamer-functionalized gold nanoparticles for turn-on light switch detection of platelet-derived growth factor.
Analytical Chemistry
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Detecting SNPs using a synthetic nanopore.
Nano Letters
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Continuous production of water dispersible carbon iron nanocomposites by laser pyrolysis: application as MRI contrasts.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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Horseradish peroxidase embedded in polyacrylamide nanoparticles enables optical detection of reactive oxygen species.
Analytical Biochemistry
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Preparation and characterization of radioactive dirhenium decacarbonyl-loaded PLLA nanoparticles for radionuclide intra-tumoral therapy.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
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Solid lipid nanoparticles: could they help to improve the efficacy of pharmacologic treatments for brain tumors?
Neurological Research
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