nanomedicine

Autonomous, living microrobots that seek and destroy cancer are not as futuristic as one might imagine, thanks to a fusion of robotics and synthetic biology.

Researchers could one day use the method to deliver antibiotics to topical wounds infected by hard-to-treat masses of bacteria.

Researchers created a nanofibrous scaffold to see how it supports cell growth.

Researchers use DNA origami to generate tiny mechanical devices that deliver a drug that cuts off the blood supply to tumors in mice.

Coating hospital surfaces, surgical equipment, patient implants, and water-delivery systems with nanoscale patterns and particles could curb the rise of hospital-acquired infections.

This research found that coating hospital surfaces with copper helped battle microbes and the infections they spread.

A chemical engineer walks into a biology lab . . . and revolutionizes bioengineering. How Robert Langer blazed a trail in drug delivery and regenerative medicine.

When proverbs come true

Erroneous characterization of nanomaterials can misinform the study of a new medicine’s safety and efficacy.

From bioimaging to drug delivery and therapeutics, nanotechnology is poised to change the way doctors practice medicine.

Nearly 30 years after the discovery of tiny barrel-shape structures called vaults, their natural functions remain elusive. Nevertheless, researchers are beginning to put these nanoparticles to work in biomedicine.

At AACR, scientists discuss the growing interest in nanotechnology and how it can be used to study, diagnose, and treat cancer.

Meet some of the people featured in the April 2014 issue of The Scientist.

Turning a patient’s immune cells into cancer-fighting weapons

Nanotechnology-based therapeutics will revolutionize cancer treatment.

Nanotechnology could transform the way clinicians treat eye diseases.

Researchers control nanomotors inside living cells.

Researchers develop a nanobiopsy technique for sampling the contents of living cells.

A roundup of recent research announced this week at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).