First Hybrid Nanotech Device Mimicking the Blood-Brain Barrier
Researchers have use nanotechnology to develop a 1:1 scale model of the blood-brain barrier.... Read More...
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Nanotubes Go With the Flow to Penetrate Brain Tissue
A new device that uses fast flowing fluids to insert nanotubes into the brain may be used to help treat a number of neurological diseases, researchers say.... Read More...
Nanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to Fact
An international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.... Read More...
Nanowired Drugs Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients
Using titanate nanowires treated with cerebrolysin, researchers have been able to target delivery to the brain and through the central nervous system. Researchers report the use of nanowires to deliver drugs could be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
‘Neuron-Reading’ Nanowires Could Accelerate Development of Drugs for Neurological Diseases
Researchers have developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail. The technology will allow for better investigation as to how the brain works.... Read More...
Nanocarriers Cross Blood-Brain Barrier to Transport Brain Cancer Drugs
A new nanocarrier meets the size and stability to effectively pass the BBB and deliver drugs to glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer.... Read More...
Injectable Device Delivers a Nano-View of the Brain
Researchers have developed a method of fabricating nanoscale electronic scaffolds that can be injected. The scaffolds can be used to monitor neural activity or promote neurogenesis. ... Read More...
Extra Short Nanowires Best for Brain
Researchers report shorter nanowires would be a better option for implanting into the brain.... Read More...
Wireless Nanorod Nanotube Film Enables Light Stimulation of Blind Retina
Researchers use nanotechnology to create a light sensitive film that could form the basis for a prosthetic retina.... Read More...