Not exact matches
Phase I funding — which allows up to $ 250,000
for an academic idea, such as decoding the genetic sequence of a protein or studying targeted drug delivery by using
magnetic nanoparticles — is available from federal funding and foundations.
Arnd Pralle, a physics researcher at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has developed a technique
for employing
magnetic fields to heat up
nanoparticles that have been implanted in neurons.
When exposed to a
magnetic field, injected
magnetic nanoparticles heat up and cause neurons carrying a gene
for heat sensitivity to fire (shown in yellow, white, green and light blue at right).
As such, this new synthetic route to oxide
nanoparticles also shows great promise
for a multitude of other catalytic, electrical,
magnetic, or electrochemical processes, from novel cathodes to solution preparation of other types of ceramic materials.
The technique could facilitate the use of
nanoparticles for optical, electrical, optoelectronic,
magnetic, catalysis and other applications in which tight control over size and structure is essential to obtaining desirable properties.
Their findings are reported in, «
Magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia induced cytosine deaminase expression in microencapsulated E. coli
for enzyme - prodrug therapy,» in Journal of Biotechnology.
«It's well known that you can inject
magnetic nanoparticles and heat them up, so
for me the nematode study is not as elegant as the earlier tests,» Dobson says.
Future work
for Kim's lab — which has recently been relocated to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas — will include replacing the
magnetic debris with
nanoparticles for a systematic investigation of particle size, ultimately testing the range of applications of the robots.
The team used iron oxide
for the core of the
nanoparticles, which not only enables the team to use them
for magnetic resonance imaging, but opens up possibilities in remote guidance and localized
magnetic heating to hasten the breaking up of the clots.
We looked to bacteria
for inspiration when designing these prototypes based on
magnetic nanoparticles.
Resume:
Nanoparticles featuring a high
magnetic anisotropy are strongly desired
for applications related to spintronics such as mass storage media or magneto resistive sensors.
Here, we show that capillarity - mediated binding between
magnetic nanoparticles coated with a liquid lipid shell can be used
for the assembly of ultraflexible microfilaments and network structures.
The Bulte Lab has developed methods to label cells magnetically using tiny superparamagnetic iron oxide
nanoparticles in order to make them visible by
magnetic resonance imaging; this technology has now been introduced in the clinic
for several cell therapy applications.
Building on his Ph.D. research developing
magnetic nanoparticle tracers for Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI), he co-founded LodeSpin Labs LLC where he led the preclinical development of the first long - circulating blood pool MPI
magnetic nanoparticle tracers
for Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI), he co-founded LodeSpin Labs LLC where he led the preclinical development of the first long - circulating blood pool MPI
Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI), he co-founded LodeSpin Labs LLC where he led the preclinical development of the first long - circulating blood pool MPI tracer.
The technology
for binding of DNA fragments onto the applied
magnetic nanoparticle surface does not require use of any hazardous chaotropic buffers.
However, refined surface functionalization and delivery strategies on the basis of sub 50 nm - sized
magnetic nanoparticles (6) will be required
for practical applications.