Smart Insulin Nanostructures Pass Feasibility Test

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our team contact us site map	return to search results Smart Insulin Nanostructures Pass Feasibility Test Summary posted by Meridian on 9/23/2007 Source: Nanowerk Author: n/a Researchers from the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences in the U.S. have announced the results of pre-clinical tests indicating the feasibility of an inhalable “smart particle” insulin delivery system that consists of a blood sugar sensing protein called concanavalin A (Con A) capable of detecting elevations in glucose or blood sugar levels and liposomes that release counteracting insulin. Researcher Ananth V. Annapragada said: “Con A binds insulin-containing liposomes that are coated with sugars, to each other, to form the inhaled particles. When blood sugar becomes present, the Con A releases the particles to bind independently to the sugars. The released particles then release their insulin.” Annapragada further said that this is the first inhalable smart release system shown to be viable and that the system could potentially be used to treat other diseases as well. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=2661.php As tagged by Meridian Institute: Health And Medical: Diseases Regions: North America Stakeholders: Academia Related Forums: Health and Medical print format return to search results	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.