Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on Gold Nanorods that Can Cater for Multiple Drugs

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our team contact us site map	Controlled Drug Delivery System Based on Gold Nanorods that Can Cater for Multiple Drugs Summary posted by Meridian on 1/5/2009 Source: AZoNano.com Author: n/a Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system to deliver up to three or four drugs and allow the timing of the delivery to be controlled externally. The system uses gold nanoparticles, which melt and release drug payloads attached to their surfaces, when exposed to different infrared wavelengths. Differently shaped gold nanoparticles will release their drug payloads at different wavelengths. In theory, up to four different-shaped particles could be developed, providing more control when battling diseases commonly treated with more than one drug. According to Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, Assistant Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, "[W]ith a lot of diseases, especially cancer and AIDS, you get a synergistic effect with more than one drug." The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=9279 As tagged by Meridian Institute: Health And Medical: Diseases Implications: Human Enhancement Nanomaterials: Metal Nanoparticle Regions: North America Stakeholders: Government, Industry, NGO, Academia, International Institutions, Donors Related Forums: Health and Medical print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Understanding Public Debate on Nanotechnologies: Options for Framing Public Policy -- The Innovation Society (2/8/2010) The Governance and Ethics Unit of the Directorate General for Research (DG Research) of the European Commission (EC) has published an overview paper on options for framing public policy on nanotechnologies. [More] UN Patent Filings Dropped for 1st Time Since 1978 -- ABC news (2/8/2010) The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an entity through which a company can, for a fee, file a request for patent protection in any or all of the 142 countries that have subscribed to the U.N.'s Patent Cooperation Treaty, reported that the number of international patent filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978. [More] TECHNOLOGY: Science Panel Probes Renewable Energy's Current Use of China's Rare Metals -- Environment & Energy Daily (2/8/2010) A United States House of Representatives Science and Technology subcommittee this week will hold a hearing on rare earth mineral production and the resource's role in the growing clean energy industry. [More] Nanofood for Thought -- Nature Nanotechnology (2/5/2010) This editorial, in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is in response to the recent report, "Nanotechnologies and Food", released in January by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, United Kingdom, that criticized the food industry for failing to be transparent about its research into the uses of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. [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.