Creating 3D objects with sound

Scientists introduce a new technology to assemble matter in 3D using sound waves for 3D printing

14-Feb-2023 - Scientists from the Micro, Nano and Molecular Systems Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials at Heidelberg University have created a new technology to assemble matter in 3D. Their concept uses multiple ...

Sustainable production of pharmaceutical compounds

SmartCell project: Novel plant biotechnology

10-Apr-2014 - European scientists have made ground-breaking discoveries for improving the efficiency of the production of pharmaceuticals through plant biotechnology. Biotechnological production offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to the chemical synthesis of rare and complex ...

Nanostructures with living cells

06-Feb-2013 - Using Laser Technology, Aleksandr Ovsianikov from the Vienna University of Technology wants to create microstructures with embedded living cells. This project will be funded by an ERC Starting Grant. The behavior of cells strongly depends on their environment. If they are to be researched an ...

Fitting pieces for biosensors

15-Apr-2009 - Research and industry are increasingly exploiting the potential of aptamers. As well as their application in research, medical diagnosis and treatment, aptamers are also interesting as a basis for biosensors for use in environmental analysis because their characteristics enable them to identify ...

New Methods for Screening Nanoparticles

23-Aug-2006 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses. This has led to the visualization of how human cells interact with some ...

Tiny Tubes for Biotransport

Researchers clarify cellular uptake mechanisms for carbon nanotubes

08-Dec-2005 - They look like the tiniest of needles and have the potential to channel pharmaceutical agents into targeted living cells: carbon nanotubes are long, thin, nanoscale tubes made of one (or more) layers of carbon atoms in a graphite-like arrangement. Drugs can be hooked on to their exteriors and can ...

Dow Obtains Patents for Production of Glycoproteins In Transgenic Plant Systems

02-Oct-2002 - San Diego, Oct. 1 - The Dow Chemical Company has acquired a global, exclusive assignment of patents involving significant technology in protein glycosylation for enabling the production of "mammalian- like" glycans in plants. Many protein-based therapeutics require glycosyl groups for full ...